Sarracenia re-flowering

QuestionI have a Sarracenia flava and a Sarracenia purpurea flowered this spring that are now sending up flower stalks again. I live in southwest Michigan. The plants are growing outdoors in 6+ hours of direct su

Curly growth in Dana Delights.

Question Curly Dana Hey Guys, I am growing Dana Delights. I am growing them out side, so natural light. Water is distilled and soil is peat, perlite, and green plastic airsoft BBs (For breaking up the soil sin

Drosera Capensis Flower Stalk

QuestionHello I was wondering when I should cut the flower stalk off my Drosera Capensis. The stalk is on its last flower and I really want to get the full use out of the seeds and I couldnt find a part in the

Grow Chamber - No Roots

QuestionFollowed your instructions in DVD #3 for setting up a growing chamber for Neptnthes . . . chamber has 4 T-12, 4 foot bulbs approx 6 inches above cuttings in pearlite. . light on for 16 hours. Temp. running 8

cobra plant

QuestionHi guys,was to the openhouse,great setup this year by the way,didnt get to stay as long as i would have liked but i bought one of the small darlingtonias and in a couple of days it started turning a copper c

N. Jamban

QuestionHi, bought a N. Jamban from your nursery about six months ago. Since then I have had it in a terrarium with my other highlanders. It receives typical highlander treatment(80 deg F day 55-60degF night 6

N. Dyeriana

QuestionHi! I recently got a N. Dyeriana but I didnt get much information about it(I suppose its rather rare in cultivation). So my question is can I treat it as a normal lowlander (partial sun, high humidity) and I

Drosera madagascariensis not sticky any more

QuestionHi Christopher, I bought a drosera madagascariensis about two weeks ago. At the beginning the leaves were all sticky but now the glue has disappeared. Its producing new leaves though and apart from this g

Can the drosera dichotoma accumulated?

Question Allexperts, I have a question concerning the drosera dichotoma. That I recieved today from you guys and my question is whether or not the plant will be able to adapt to the new climate before the winter

Good Windowsill Plants

QuestionHello! I was considering getting a unique or bizarre tropical pitcher plant for a west or south facing window of my home. I have narrowed my choices down to four species. N. maxima

Drosera adelae leaf burning

QuestionI live in southern california and have a drosera adelae for sev wks. it was in my bathroom and and maybe received less than sev hrs sunlight. I took it outside and put it in the full sun and the

Sarracenia Flava rust spots on lid

Question S.Flava I have two S. Flava in a pot together. They both have recently started to develop rust spots along the outside of the lid (please see attached picture). They are indoors in a window with

Sarracenia Danas Delight

QuestionHi, I live USDA zone 4 and have been growing a sarracenia cultivar Danas Delight on my deck this summer. I grow it in the soil i bout it in, and water it with the tray method. I use distilled w

giant staghorn/cape sundew cross pollination

QuestionI have recently read that Drosera multifida extrema has to be cross pollinated with another plant. I currently own a giant staghorn and cape sundew. Can the Cape sundew accept cross pollination f

nepenthes question

QuestionI am thinking about getting a nepenthe,but i am not sure if I can use Eco-earth or coconut fibers from the pet-store.My local nurseries only carry peat moss in bulk and it is expensive.The coco fibers come i

Ventricosa hybrid dieing?

Question Plant Based my question off of the instructions, just so there is no confusion. 1) The species of carnivorous plant youre growing.: A nepenthes Random Ventricosa Hybrid I received from you guys a few month

Light Distance

QuestionSo I ended up switching to two 55w (300 watt equiv.) CFL bulbs that I am putting on my pitchers during the night (approximately 10 hours). The plants seem to be doing alright but its only been a few days so

cape sundew care

QuestionQUESTION: Hi can you tell me everything i need to know to grow cape sundews i live in north Ga thanks. ANSWER: Hello Ian, Well, I can give you the basics, but everything would take a book and more of mater

no dew on sundews

Question pic 30 Hi its me agian with the morning photo of my cape sundews. and i was also wondering if you could tell me when cape sundews bloom like what time of the year. AnswerHi Ian, What I told you in the pr

outside plants

Questionafter watching your videos for a while i have decided to grow my cps outside. i am a little stuck if i should be growing some types outside. i grow 1. 3 typical fly traps 2. drosera aliciae (there are about