Nepenthes Miranda pitcher growth

QuestionGreetings! I bought a nepenthes Miranda from you about a year ago now and am having trouble growing new pitchers. When I got it, it was lush with about 20 pitchers and they did fine for a long time. I even h

venus fly traps green leaves black traps

QuestionHello, I have been growing venus flytraps and judith hindle pitcher plants outside for the last couple of months. I have 2 large pots, 1 with a big fly trap and 1 with 4 smaller dentes growing in them. They

declining plants

Question sick plants Hi, I ordered some plants from you back in March or April.Two of the several plants I purchased (D. aliciae and Piguicula moctezumea)are declining while the others are thriving under the same co

Sap on Nepenthes?

QuestionIve noticed that my N. Sanguinea is oozing a sticky substance from its leaves. Not a lot, but but there are a few drops on the shelf it sits on. and tiny amounts seem to seep out of tiny pores on the u

miranda has stopped growing

Question miranda I have a n miranda that was doing fine up to about a month ago. It just seemed to stop growing and has not made a leaf for about a month. I keep it in a south window and use water from the sink. Its

parasites?

QuestionSaracennia flava QUESTION: Hi I have a barrel of saracennias, most of which are growing fine. One (a flava) is coming up deformed and with a brown veiny discolouration of the leaves. I th

Carnivorous Plants winter care

Question Carnivorous Plants Hello there, Id recently purchased a package of randomly selected plants from one of my Countrys carnivorous plant nursery (I live in New Zealand). It is currently winter and this is my f

coco chunks and cocopeat as planting medium for VFT

QuestionHi, I have 6 newly bought VFTs and the problem is i only have cocopeat and cocochunks available as planting medium. And so I chose the coco chunks (or cocochips others call them)as the medium of choice since

tree fern fiber and osmunda fiber

QuestionHi Steve, a follow-up to my substrate question... Is the washed and chopped tree fern fiber or osmunda fiber can be used or mix with the washed coco chunks as substrate for VFT? Thanks much, Gad AnswerYe

Can I grow N. Rajah?

QuestionHi Christopher, Just want to ask if I can grow N.Rajah without low night time temperatures? The night time temperature drop in my area is only 30 Celsius and Day time temp of 34 Celsius. Can I employ the te

Nepenthes Ultra-Highland Terrarium Set Up

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I got a 10 gallon aquarium and I am going to turn it into a terrarium for Ultra-Highland Nepenthes. It is 12 inches tall, 20 in. long, and 10 in. wide. I will be growing the plan

HELP ME!!!!!!

Question my sundew my drosera adelae was wilting because i put it outside because i know you guys dont like terraiums. i got it from lowes. i live in elgin, illinois. so when i saw my plant wilted i thought it was d

NO DEW!!!!

Question no dew sundew i got my Drosera Adelae at lowes and it was in a terraium. i was placed in a low light place, so when i brought it home i took it out of the terraium and put it under my desk lamp. the soil it

Drosera Filiformis white Cotton like material

QuestionI have been growing carnivorous plants in mass for about 3 months now and all of my plants are looking great. I have a filiformis that i got late last week. It is taking to its new pot quite well, bright gre

Venus Fly trap in winter

Question Venus fly trap Hi there, Id just bought a venus fly trap from a carnivorous plant nursery in my country here in New Zealand. It is currentl

Darlingtonia purple spots

Question Purple spots Hi there, I had bought 1 darlingtonia plant from my carnivorous plant nursery a week ago and its winter here. The plants had started to develop purple spots all over itself. Is this normal? Sho

Repotted Pitcher Plant in potting soil

Question RB Pitcher Plant Hi, 3 days ago I found a plant at my local nursery simply marked Carniveous Pitcher Plant. I took it home and re-potted it as I would any other plant using potting soil in a coconut lined

Just checking

QuestionIm just checking to see if Im doing anything wrong. I grow my venus flytraps in full sun, and I water with distilled water. I let them catch insects by themselves. I put them in my garage for dormancy, with

Low light nepenthes

QuestionDear carnivorous plant guys, I enjoy your youtube episodes very much. It got me to buy my first carnivorous plants! I bought Drosera Capensis and Sarracenia Purpurea, seeing as how those are beginner plants

Nepenthes and Sarracenia not pitchering

QuestionQUESTION: Hi! Im a carnivorous plants from South-East Asia. I grow all my plants outdoors, under 50% shade, even Sarracenia and Flytrap, as the heat can kill them ( It can get up to 40癈 in the mid-day). They