is my plant okay

Questionhi my question is : is some thing wrong with my carnivorous plant i have the octopus plant [sundew] it does not have any drops of glue or sticky stuff on its stems can you tell me what is wrong. Answe

Flourescent Shop Light Bulbs

QuestionIm growing highland nepenthes in my apartment under a two bulb shop light due to lack of sufficiently lighted windows. Ive discovered my 4 foot shop light can either accept T12 or T8 bulbs. The

Nepenthes DeRoose Alanta

Question flea market DeRoosa Al I believe I have a Nepenthes DeRoose Alata which I purchased from a flea market, when I got it home I found out that the soil was completely dry and most of the pictures were dead. I

Do I have to cut Sarracenia flower

Question Sarracenia Rubra ALLexperts, In the dvd you guys said that after you replant you should cut the flower stack. Is that what I should do about this plant. It is Sarracenia rubra. &nbs

Growing Highland Neps. next to Lowland Neps.

QuestionFirst off Id like to admit I screwed up! I accidentally bought a lowland variety N. Truncata to grow along with my N. Ventricosa, Maxima and Kona. Any tips on growing lowlanders next to highlanders?

Chemical burn

QuestionSo i was spraying some aphid spray that i have been told works by many CP growers the first week i used it the aphids died..as per the directions i reapplied 7 days later..UNFORTUNATELY there was crazy wind.

Begginer Plants

QuestionHello, I wanted to ask what plants would be good for a begginer like me. I asked around and they said venus fly traps were good but i wanted to ask someone with experience. AnswerHello Sergio-- All carnivo

What type Cobra Lily do I have

Question Cobra Lily Steve Doonan, I am curious to know what type of Cobra Lily I have. I have attached a picture of the plant. Hopefully you can see what type of it is from the picture. Sincerel

Flowering D. regia

QuestionHello, My D.regia is sending up an flower stalk. I read in Peter DAmatos book The Savage Garden that the flower takes a lot of energy away from the plant and should be cut off. Do you have any t

Caesar Update

Question Caesar Jeff & Jacob, Just wanted to let you know how pleased and proud I am of your, mine, (ours) Caesar. It抯 not even two years old and it抯 the finest Nep I have. It has grown at a phenomenal

Almost no roots on N. Maxima!

Question Nep. Maxima I recently ordered a Nepenthes Maxima from Black Jungle Terrarium Supply and unfortunately I was very, very upset over the condition my plant arrived in. The leaves seemed dry and rough, w

what cobra lily do I have?

Question Cobra Lily Allexperts, Could you help me in identifying, what Cobra Lily do I have. I have hopefully attached picture to this message. Sincerely, Weylin Callery AnswerHi Weylin, From your

Cape Sundew No Dew

QuestionHello Jeff, I have the sundew in your peat and perlite mix and I have it on a west facing window that gets great light all day with a few hours of direct. Also, I have two 26 watt florescent bulbs abo

flytrap lighting

QuestionHello, I am the proud new owner of a mature venus flytrap plant! I would like to keep in indoors under flourescent lighting and need your advice...I really dont want to kill my babies! For a single plant, w

type of orchid bark for Cobra Lilly

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Steve, I need to buy some orchid bark to repot my Cobra lillys but Im un sure whether coarse / medium or fine bark is best for them? Could you advise please? I live in Lancashire,North West Engl

Nepenthes yellow

Question Nepenthes Unknown Hi Christopher, Some of my nepenthes leaves are going yellow, one of them is going reddish. As these leaves are older and lower I just wanted a sanity check Im doing the right thing! The

nepenthes ventricosa & dionaea muscipula

QuestionRecently i transferred my venus flytraps into a terrarium to maintain higher humidity and synthesize a more natural microclimate for them. i planted them with the remaining soil from the original pot and mix

Chlorinated water for CPs

QuestionQUESTION: In your ebook you mention chlorine additives that last longer in the city water that shouldnt be used on CPs but you dont say any names. Is this Chloramine? That is what my water supply uses it sta

Darlingtonia in Rock Planter

QuestionAt one of your open houses last year, I purchased a Darlingtonia that was potted in the hollow of a lava rock. I have recently re-potted my other carnivorous plants but am not sure what to do with this

N. Rafflesiana humidity

QuestionHi Jeff and Jacob, I bought a N. Rafflesiana today from a local nursery. I thought I remembered it not needing high humidity, however after searching around I have not found a difinitive answer. &nbs