trimming

QuestionThis is my first winter with my CPs..i watched the podcast from sarracenia northwest and they said at this point in their dormancy to trim off the old leaves to allow light to hit the new leaves that will co

sundew crazy growth

QuestionI have a sundew that its got a long stem with forked branches with sticky tentacles.The long stems do not have tentacles.the developing ones grow like fiddleheads.Once i brought it home, it got plenty of sun

What to do with lowland Nepenthes during the winter?

QuestionHi there! I live near Houston, TX and have the perfect temeratures and humidity for growing lowland Nepenthes outdoors. However, Im unsure of what to do with the plants once winter rolls around and the temps

Which flytrap to buy?

QuestionQUESTION: I am planning to buy a Venus flytrap. Ive seen them,and could not choose which to buy. There is one with red traps but theyre medium sized, a Green one with more but small traps,and a fly trap with

lighting during winter.

Questioni have the forked sundew and the cape sundews on a table with a limited amount of direct sunlight. The forked one started to grow like crazy, but all of a sudden seems to have died. (almost). The cape one is

octopus plant

QuestionQUESTION: Hello- I have an Octopus plant that is 2yrs old. It has been really thriving and doing very well, however, the past couple of months a large portion of the bottom tendrils are turning brown and dr

no dew on cape sundew

Questionmy drosera capensis has no dew. i ordered from predatory plants.com about a week ago they said keep it make sure it has plenty of light but i

nep maxima

Questioni repotted a few of my asian pitchers this week, and much to my dismay, i broke off a healthy root of my Nep Maxima that was about 3 inches long and has a nice branching cluster at the bottom. I

100w bulbs?

QuestionHi, i recently bought a drosera adelea from Lowes. Rght now im acclimating it from its death cube. I bought a 100w bright light flourescent bulb. I was wondering if this is too bright and if not, how far awa

response...growing conditions

Question nepenthes sanguinea pr i was trying to see whats wrong with my nepenthes sanguinea.the growing conditions are as is...in a window in my house with artificial plant lights above it to make up for short winte

Ideal Hamata growing conditions?

QuestionHamata QUESTION: Hey guys, Craig here from Vancouver, WA.I know you guys have had some success growing Hamatas, and I hope you can give me some pointers. I bought a Hamata from Wistube in Octuber and

Heliamphora grow points

QuestionIs there a way to tell if your heliamphora has more then one grow point without removing it from the soil? AnswerHi John, New growing points look very similar to new growing points and crowns on Sarracenia

Container gardening

QuestionI do a lot of container gardening, and would like to do so with pitcher plants in a mini bog. What noncarnivorous plants can I use? I currently have S. Flava, Judith Hindle, Rubra, Scarlett Bell and Purpurea

New York Winter!

QuestionHello, I am first time carnivorous plant grower, living in Brooklyn, NY. I have the following plants, all growing together in a sort of troth pot. They live outside and I use the soil I bought directly from

nepenthes from lowes wont open leaves

QuestionI have a nepenthe from Lowes thats of an unknown species. When I bought the plant, it came in sealed cube and was growing a new leaf. After buying it, I took it out of its container and put it on a sunny win

Miranda leaves browning

QuestionQUESTION: Help! My Miranda had been doing fine up until recently. The leaves are starting to brown and die. It started out as a patch of brown with darking brown circles, and its slowly consuming all the lea

Purple Pitcher Plant

QuestionHi, I just purchased a Purple Pitcher plant and have it in my indoor greenhouse. I am now reading where it should be gorwn outside. The Temps here are still dipping into the 30s (Dallas, TX I believe zone 8b

browning tip on n. x sanguinea

Question n. x with brown tip i just bought my n. x sanguinea from California carnivores on jan. 23. Today i just found this forming tendrill with a brown tip (black when spray with water), could this be the adaptati

Picking sand size

QuestionHey there. I was planning on repotting one of my cephalotus and my D. regia soon but need some help picking out the type of sand. Not really the type, but the grit number. I have been using 20 grit silica sa

Soil recycle rejuvenating acidity

QuestionI was wondering if there is any way to re-use the old soil. Ive heard people using coffee to put acidity in the soil for house plants. In your expert advice would it work if I treated the old soil with coffe