Temp changes

QuestionI am growing nepenthes highland and intermediates. So I seem to be having luck with my plants on a reverse day/night schedule. I turn my lights on from 9pm to 10-11am and keep them shaded during the day.

Nepenthes troubles

QuestionHi! I have a sick Nepenthes sanguinea in my care. I live in McAllen, Texas and I grow it under shade in our patio with occasional watering(There has been extremely waterlogged conditions recently because

Browning leaves on Nepenthes!!

Question Nepenthes mikei_1 Hi guys, I have a problem with my Nepenthes mikei. I have it in a hanging pot in my window in San Francisco, facing due west. It has soil consisting of 90% sphagnum and 10% orchid

nepenthes deroose alata pest

Question Chewed Leaf Hi there, Recently, I noticed that a pest of some sort has been nibbling away at the new leaves causing damage, and in some cases chewing off the midrib. Is this likely to affect the plants heal

is this ok?

QuestionHi! i have a nepenthes sanguinea thats doing well in my 10 gallon terrarium. later on i will ad frogs that are bigger then the pitchers. ( the plant is not big at all ) i also have a nepenthes Miranda. My mo

Can I use a fungicide that contains Myclobutanil on my VFT plant?

QuestionGreetings from UK! First off, I want to say your three volumes on carnivorous plants are fantastic and more than fantastic they are brilliant. I thank you very much for producing them! I sincerely enjoyed w

replanting stalky D.capensis

QuestionHi, I have a Drosera capensis with a stalk that needs to be repotted. Can I just repot the plant deeper in the pot without cutting off the head? It appears to be healthy otherwise, with lots of dewy tentacl

Darlintonia soil mix

QuestionQUESTION: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about what type of soil mix I should use? The mix that you guys have on the website; is that the only mix that is ok for Darlintonia? Could I use the  

Nepenthes Sang.

Question Nepenthes Sang. Hello My Nepenthes sanguinea is thriving in the conditions I give it inside my home (I give one pitcher a large cricket every month) but Ive notice something Ive never seen on a Nepenthes b

D. spatulata - Spoon Leaf Sundew, Fraser Island

Question D. spatulata - Spoon L Hello Recenlty Ive purchased a D. spatulata - Spoon Leaf Sundew, Fraser Island from Www.Cobraplants.com and upon opening my plant I saw little flower buds forming from the plant, now

dormancy ques

Questionhi, steve. I recently ordered a red dragon venus flytrap, a sarracenia judith hindle, and a colony of drosera spatulata frasier island form. i am unable to grow these plants outdoors, and i was wondering the

D. Capensis - Halted Growth

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there - I have a pair of cape sundews in a pot that arent looking too happy. Theyre growing in long fiber sphagnum; not peat/perlite or sand mix. I had them for about three months at my offic

Ailing P. Primuliflora

QuestionAiling P. Primuliflora QUESTION: I purchased a primrose butterwort at your open house a few weeks ago. It doesnt appear to be doing well. I realize that this is a somewhat difficult plan

Ailing N. Bicalcarata

QuestionI received a N. Bicalcarata in the mail yesterday from Borneo Exotics, and it was bare root so i potted it up in a mix of peat moss, perlite, and vermiculite. I then placed it in a south facing window and mi

Drosophyllum spacing

QuestionHi! I have a large (12) terra-cotta pot I that Im planning on planting some Drosophyllum in. How many Drosophyllum plants would be advisable in a pot of that size? Thanks! AnswerYou could potentially place

Fertilome systemic insecticide safe for carnies?

QuestionHi, I live in Walnut Cove, NC in growing zone 7. I need to know if a systemic insecticide is safe for carnivorous plants. Its called Systemic Insect Drench by Fertilome and I found it in a hardware store. I

No flower stalk?

QuestionHi do you know why my Drosera Capensis typical is not growing a flower stalk i grow it in a southern windowsill it gets about 5-8 hours of direct sunlight a day and bright indirect for rest of the day it is

sundew/butterwort problems

QuestionQUESTION: I have a drosera aliciae Ive had for two years so far, it has been doing very well, including flowering several times, until now. About a month ago, the plant had started producing smaller and muta

how to grow

QuestionHi can you tell me how to grow a forked-leaved sundew and how to grow one from seed thanks. i hope you can answer unlike sarracenia north west. :( AnswerHello Ean, You can grow and propagate Fork-Lea

Sudden death

QuestionHello! I have a problem with all the Sarracenias that Ive tried to grow. I used distilled and rain water and a standard 1 perlite 1 peat moss media, the climate of my city (Puebla, Mexico) is suitable fo