Darlintonia dormacy

Question darlintonia Allexperts, I have a darlintonia that has been growing inside under lights. How do I get this plant to go dormant during the dormant period. Is it okay to put it outsid

Grow Light Times

QuestionHello Right now Im growing a cephalotus under fluorescent light bulbs. The problem is that when the lights are on its blaring and is a distraction to everybody. Do you think I could start the lights at 2 AM

Sulfer based fungicide

QuestionI am switching to a stronger sulfur based fungicide for the winter dormancy period. ( I have a wide variety of temperate plants that include sarracenia, drosera, and dionea). I am not sure about

Dormancy between species

QuestionHi guys. I am nearing the end of the installation of an in-ground bog garden. When putting everybody to sleep for the nasty Ohio winter, should I plan differently for the native species vs. ones from

Darlintonia replanting during dormacy

Question Darlintonia Allexperts, Hey I have another question about dormancy for Darlintonia. This one is about repotting. Can I repot the plant in December or January? Would that be bad for

Artificial lighting

QuestionHi i just went to Lowes to buy a florescent light bulb 23 watt and it is a bright white bulb 3,500k for my drosera capensis typical because i dont think that they are getting enough sunlight they get about 3

This plant or that plant which is better?

QuestionHello, I am deciding to buy a Sarracenia ,but I cant pick which one is better suited for my climate.I live in Las Vegas Nevada it is very hot in the summer but mild in winter.I want a plant that have nice be

Darkness

Question Lights I dont have a window to grow my nepenthes in so Ive put them under two 55 watt cfls. They get about 12-13 hours under these lights. I grow them in my small apartment and the only place I have to g

Best way to line metal container?

QuestionQUESTION: Location: Portland, Oregon, good lighting, outdoors. Plant types: Venus flytraps - we bought at your nursery past weekend. Soil - peat moss I found an antique wheel barrow (metal) and

Sarracenia good companion plants for darlingtonia

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I am in Walnut Cove, NC and my growing zone is 7. My question to you is can sarracenia be good compaion plants for darlingtonia? If so what would you reccomend? I would need a plant that is ta

Humidity for Cephalotus

QuestionHi, just now I bought a cephalotus from you. I read the care sheet on your website, but didnt find any information about the humidity for this species. Whats the humidity level shall I provide? I live in San

Heliamphora browning

QuestionQUESTION: I am growing 3 Heliamphora plants in a terrarium under four 40 Watt Cool white fluorescent bulbs. The terrarium is in a window to supplement light, but the window location may also add temper

s.Flava growing curvy

Question s. Flava Hello, when I bought the Yellow trumpet pitcher plant from it was during winter do it had no pitchers what so ever. when spring came they grew beautifully now as we are in summer the pitche

Help, my Nepenthes Aristolochioides, Macrophylla, Truncata arent growing at all

QuestionHi, Its only been a week, and I know that these speices grow a little slow, but they havent grown one tini bit. Back when I got my N. Rajah and Villosa in July and put them in my terrarium, in 3 days t

Sundew Plant Fungus Elimination Fungicide Treatment

QuestionI bought a Sundew plant (Drosera Capensis) from a nursery in a fair condition due to there limitations. People tell me to use neem or sulfur based fungicide but I want to make sure this time I am using the r

fungus knat larve

QuestionHi do you know what good insecticides are good for killing fungus gnat larvae they are in the soil of my drosera capensis typical thanks. AnswerHi Ean, There are several products that you can use. Al

New Nepenthes sanguinea

Question Nepenthes I recently purchased two Nepenthes sanguinea. They arrived in fine condition but the bottom leaves turned yellow and pitchers died off. I am watering it with tap water that I sit out for 2-3 da

Make the fly catchers hibernate

Question Dionaea (help me with Hi, one of the problems of living in th tropical region is the hibernation of the venus fly catchers, each year I lose some of the ones I have, so I would like to know what to do to h

Asian Pitcher plant

Question1) Asian Pitcher Plant: Miranda 2) Although it is producing leaves, they only grow the tiny beginnings of a pitcher and then stop. The beginning then dies. I have 4 large leaves in this state cur

Why is this Nepenthes Venticosa looking the way it does?

Question venticosa Nepethes Allexperts, Hey I have question about why is this nepenthes venticosa looking a little weak? This plant I got at Lowes last year. I repotted this plant in Spanghum Moss and