Drosera Capensis (Cape Sundew)

QuestionI have been growing a cape sundew in my room for a few months, and a few days ago I noticed some aphids on the leaves of the plant. They are killing my sundew, the leaves are now dewless, and the leaves are

From seed.

QuestionIm going to grow some flytraps from seed. But I want to know if Im doing anything wrong. Im using pure peat moss (I cant find any perlite, that has no fertilizers in it.) Im going to put the peat moss in a s

Nepenthes Rajah Roots Disturbed

QuestionHello, I just got a Nepenthes Rajah, and decided to repot it. I gently squeezed around the pot, and all the soil came together, then I dunked it in a bowl of water to let the old soil fall off, then I

is this R/O system good for my CPs

QuestionHi Jacob or Jeff, I was going to buy this type of r/o water system, its suppose to connect to a garden hose, do you think this is safe for CPs, what type of filter should i get, Thanks. our water here is act

CP water

QuestionHi there i just wanna know before i buy this product, do you think this filter will help make my water clean for Carnivore plants, Thanks. http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-5002-culligan-rv-800-kdf-rv-filte

Nepenthes Soil Problem

QuestionHi Chris, all my nepenthes are doing great. I grow them under two 40 watt cool white fluorescent tubes, have them on 14 hours a day, I water them with RO water, they get night time cooling, and they ar

Drosera ID?

Question aliciae? Can you identify this please, its driving me nuts! AnswerHi Michael, Best guess, Drosera nitidula x puchella, a pygmy sundew. I almost looks like you might have had an aliciae originally,

Pitchers not opening?

QuestionHello I know I may seem like the one with many problems but really just many concerns. After my recent question on the windowsill with the Nepenthes sang. I bought it was doin

Mysterious Ping.

QuestionHello I recently purchased this mysterious Ping. from a retail store and I was wondering what kind of Ping. is it the label did not have any name on it. Thanks, Justin (I uploaded

Yellow trumpet picher plant

QuestionWould it be bad to move a yellow trumpet pitcher plant plant around to different places in my yard in a time that is less than a year? AnswerHi Ethan, When the plant is dormant during the winter it wont ma

Nepenthes Rescued and Soil

QuestionHey guys, I rescued a Nepenthes Sanguinea (Orange) and Judith Finn from the Portland Nursery. It was growing in a mix of 50/50 pumice and peat moss. I rinsed the old soil that the plants were in, and I

Pitcher plant wont pitcher

QuestionStrange Pitchers QUESTION: Hello, I have a problem with a red tube yellow trumpet pitcher plant. I bought the plant a few years ago from your nursery and it did completely fine the first and second

Growing Heliamphora Without Terrarium

QuestionHi, I recently received a Heliamphora Heterodoxa x Nutans as a gift from a friend. Im currently growing highland and intermediate nepenthes along with a cephalotus, 8 inches under 4-40W fluorescent 650

sphagnum growing

Questionhi! can I grow sphagnum in a bog garden even if temperatures are exceeding 30 degrees Celsius... this summer is very hot, so I want to be sure... I have ordered sphagnum, and I dont want to lose it... Answe

Nepenthes Miranda no pitchers

QuestionQUESTION: hi about 2 months ago, i thought it was a decent temperature for my highland nepenthes to be put outside. i dont have many highland so its just my 2 mirandas and a ventricosa. i make sure to

Dividing Nepenthes?

QuestionHi there I was just wondering if its possible to divide a Nepenthes because I have noticed that my Nepenthes Ventrata has developed several basal shoots that have been growing for several months. Is it possi

Pests and Moss...

QuestionFor the last week, Ive discovered tiny flying insects that surround my Venus Fly Traps. They seem to just come up from the soil. Ive noticed them land on the traps, but the traps dont close on these insects.

Malformed Pitchers?

QuestionPurpurea Oddities QUESTION: Hi! I have a question regarding my Purpurea. I have been growing it for about 8 weeks and I have noticed that, apart from the normal big, tubby pitchers, it has been develo

3 VFTs in one pot

QuestionHello; Do you see a problem with growing a standard VFT, a red VFT and a cupped VFT all together in a 4 inch pot ? Thank you Arthur Andersen Answer Venus Flytrap Communit There is absolutely no problem wit

question about lighting

QuestionI am growing a nepenthes truncata, miranda, and ventricosa, in the Bronx of NY. Currently theyre in standard nepenthes soil mix, and have two 100 watt equivalent CFL bulbs shinning on them. My question is, i