no flowers yet

QuestionSo if at this point in the waking up process i dont see flower buds..like i did on the podcast..then i can assume my plants wont flower this growing season right (i duno if this helps..one of the vfts i own.

cutting

QuestionOn the Nepenthes Pitcher Plant when the pitcher dies and you want to cut it off. Were do you cut it off from the end of the pitcher or the end of the leaf. AnswerHello Sammy, It really does not matte

Nepenthes Ventricosa brown spots

QuestionQUESTION: I grow under CFL light in the closet, my other neps from around the world seem to do fine except for the N. Ventricosa which started developing these strange brown spots and the undersides of the l

Flowering D. Filiformis

QuestionI got my red leaf D. filiformis from you guys about a month ago. It has many new leaves starting to form and I noticed that it is sending up a flower stalk. Should I cut it off so the plant doesnt use

Nepenthes Deroose Alata?

Question Nepenthes This is a type of nepenthes that I recently purchased. Basically, I would just like to know which specific species of nepenthes it is. I have a feeling it is a nepenthes deroose alata or a nepenth

Accidental Division

QuestionHello, sorry to bother you again, I recieved a Sarracenia Dainas Delight, it is doing great and the roots are white and supple, but a few days ago the pot it was in toppled over on top of it, the rhizome spl

is this pitcher plant dead.

Question red pitcher plant allexperts, Did my pitcher plant make thru the winter. I cut the dead leaf from the plant. The plant is red pitcher. ( rubra i belive.) I have attached a picture hopeful

plant bulbs

QuestionHello I have a pitcher plant and it was rescued from lowes last spring. Well its red out in the direct sun so I figure its its either a red or a purple pitcher plant. the kit came with a dormant fly trap wic

Making a planter box how deep should it be?

QuestionI want to make a planter box for all my outdoor bug eat like the pitcher plants and flytraps. I am here in Portland Oregon. but I am not sure how shallow I can make it so the plants will do well in the winte

sarracenias pot size

QuestionI bought 2 purpurea,they came from Fly Trap Farm in 3pots their @ 4 high now,Should I replant now or wait until,next Spring before they start coming back 2 life?Im not sure of what pot size 2 use.I have 3 ex

Is my flytrap dying or preparing for new growth?

QuestionI live in Walnut Cove, NC and my climate zone is 7. My concern involves my the flytrap which I purchased from you guys last year. Nearly all my sarracenia are developing their growing point and several have

Mulching sarracenia

QuestionI recently repotted several containers of sarracenia. I have always used sphagnum moss as a topdressing and mulch. My question is can pine needles be used as a topdressing instead of the sphagnum moss?

Sarracenia help

Question my sarracenia I have enjoyed my first Sarracenia (leucophylla x rosea) for almost a year now. I was perplexed about the dormancy period because I was afraid it would dry out if I left it outside, so I

deformed baby pitchers

QuestionQUESTION: I just ordered your DVD vol 1..the answer might be in that (havent checked the PO BOX yet)..just in case it isnt My pitchers all started the same..healthy..then like 3 of them started like bending.

venus flytrap stalk

QuestionHi, I live in Tallahassee, Florida I ordered a Dente Venus Flytrap from you guys last week. It came in the 3 pot you guys planted it in and i put it outside everyday to let it get in the most sun it can (at

Nepenthes wick watering

QuestionCan i wick water highland Nepenthes? Thanks,Jake AnswerHi Jake, Since Nepenthes like being just moderately wet, it should work just fine. Just monitor your plants to see they are getting enough wat

Shade cloth?

Question South Window Carnivore Hi guys- Im growing my Nepenthes (a Ventrata and a raffles) along with several other tropical carnivorous plants (sundews, utricularia mainly) in my South facing garden window. The s

desert carnivorous plant

QuestionHi. I visited your stand at the Portland market last summer and you had a carnivorous plant that grows in dry conditions. I was traveling so could not take the one you had for sale with me, but now would lik

Bareroot

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I am about to receive some nepenthes that are being shipped bareroot. In the past I have purposely avoided this situation becuz it has ended badly for me. Can you please give me some tips in re

Yellowing Darlingtonia

Question Yellowing cobra lily Hello, I currently got a Darlingtonia from a Lowes two or so weeks ago. I got it adjusted to my houses humidity gradually over a week by opening the container it was in a little bit eac