fabric planter ok?

QuestionI received these plants about a month ago: S. rubra ssp. jonesii - Mountain Sweet Pitcher S. leucophylla var. Tarnok - White Top Pitcher, Tarnok Variety Excellens Alatamin I

Is something wrong with my tropical pitcher plant?

Question Image 1 I purchased this pitcher plant from Sarracenia Northwest and I live in Oklahoma. It sits in an east window. I water with distilled water with no fertilizer. The leaves used to prod

Moss on Soil

QuestionI have a nepenthes and drosera in a terrarium, and recently discovered moss growing on the soil. I do not know what kind of moss it is, but I am fairly certain that it is not Sphagnum. Should I remove it or

S. purpurea venosa and S. rosea

QuestionHi, I live in zone 7 in Walnut Cove, NC. Im getting a S.purpurea venosa soon and plan on eventually getting a S.rosea as well. Can their leaves be cut back like other sarracenia for winter dormancy or should

Heliamphora on a windowsill

QuestionHi! I am looking into Heliamphora and wanted to ask if I can keep a Heliamphora minor on my northwest facing window or should I put it in my living room where it is south to southwest pointing and get a lot

sarracenia leucophylla

QuestionHow Come some leucophyllas have a really wide mouth and some dont? will a sarracenia titan eventually get really wider big pitchers? AnswerHi Robert, Like most Sarracenia species, they have quite a bit of

T5 Lighting

QuestionSpring will soon be upon us and I am looking to expand my indoor tropical and sub-tropical sundew collection. I have been growing two cape sundews in a windowsill with two 23 watt/ 100 watt equivalent CFLS,

Planting varieties together

QuestionCan I plant a Nepenthes X in the same pot as a Mexican Butterwort? If not, what would you suggest planting with the Nepenthes? If so, what potting medium would I use? Thanks! AnswerHi Debra, N

Waterlogged Sarracenia

QuestionQUESTION: Some of my plants sat in the the winter California rains and the rhizome browned up and the dead pitched easily separated from the rhizome. I didnt check on my plants and some of them dont have gro

Forked leaf sundew

QuestionIve had it for a week now, and it hasnt produced dew. It has a little bit in some places, but not alot. I am keeping it in a terrarium, and it is getting lots of sunlight. I keep it in a dish with about an i

How important is repotting?

QuestionQUESTION: The Sarracenia I have from you guys in 3 and 4 pots are rearing up their reddish green buds after a winter and I know your e-book says to repot yearly. Is this absolutely necessary to maintain the

Can i grow Cape Sundew in Coconut Fiber from Eco Earth?

QuestionI am trying to grow Cape Sundews in Coconut Fibers that i got for my hermit crabs at Petco. AnswerHello Lewis, I would avoid the simulated peat products as those may contain substances the plant cannot tol

Sarracenias in Miracle Grow medium, Oh NO!

QuestionCould you please help. Situation: I have just recently discovered that I have been using the Miracle Grow Products (MGP) Perlite and sphagnum peat on all my pitcher plants; Flava, Leucophyllas, Purpu

Nepenthes after repotting

Question N. Burkei Hello, I have repotted my 2nd half of neps 2 weeks ago and some of the plants had the pitchers dry out; however, N. Burkei is showing sings of death. The bottom leaves are turning yellow and now I

Plant leaves are turning brown

QuestionI was in Florida in Dec. and went to a Garden and purchased a Asian Pitcher I live in KY. and I have had it in my home in a bright to partial Sun Window.I keep the soil moist and mist it with water every onc

Nepenthes truncata Queen of Hearts x King of Spades

QuestionI have reserved a Nepenthes truncata Queen of Hearts x King of Spades for shipping in mid March, and I have a question about its care. It will be growing in an eastern window with about three hours of dire

Rhizome Division

QuestionHello, When you divide the rhizome of a sarracenia, do the pitchers come out smaller or will the pitchers be as large as it was before? Thank You Jamie AnswerHi Jamie, Usually the leaves are a bit smaller

Gowing Nepenthes Outdoors

QuestionHey Sarracenia Northwest! This growing season I was thinking about growing a couple of my N. species outdoors. I will grow them in hanging pots under a tree in my back yard. I was just wondering

peat moss/sphagnum conundrum

QuestionHi guys, As the winter comes to a close and my VFT will -hopefully- come out of its long siesta, Ive started looking for substrate to repot it. Easy? Hardly so. Ive read a lot of questions here regarding t

carnivores flowers pollination

QuestionHi guys I was wondering do you need two flowers to pollinate? such as s. flava and s. flava thanks. AnswerHi John, With Sarracenia you need two flowers for successful pollination. Its better if it is