Dormancy in Zone 10

QuestionDear Jeff Hey I recently posted a question about my Nepenthes and thank you for the info :) But my biggest question is about dormancy! I have two Purple Pitchers, Two Ve

VFT Outdoor Growing

QuestionI have a Dionaea muscipula, and i am unsure whether or not i can grow it outdoors all year long. i live in kaysville utah. the soil mixture is 60% peat moss, and 40% perlite, with a thin layer of dried sphag

Nepenthes blooming removal

Question N. Kohala blooming Hello, my N.Kohala which lost its parent due to a new environment has produced what you see on the photo over this summer and is now blooming. It looks like a male plant, but I dont have

Winterizing Sphagnum

QuestionQUESTION: I have an outside tray of live sphagnum moss, with Darlingtonia seeds sown in it for winter stratification. I live in Beaverton, OR, not too far from you guys, and as you know it has been bitterly

lance sundew: whats happening

Question lance leaf sundew Hi allexperts, I have a lance sundew that looks like it is dying. I have it under some artificial lights for 12 hours a day. I did have it in a terriaum. After I read how bad

temperature change

QuestionWould it be too much of a shock to my plants if I move them all at once into a much warmer room with a grow light? Were talking taking them out of average constant 72-78 degree room and into 80-90 degrees du

Importing plants

QuestionHi Sarracenia Northwest, Over the winter break, I will be visiting my family in Taiwan. I was wondering, if I were to get any carnivorous plants or seeds there, is there any way to import them into Japan an

red leaf D. filiformis

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I live in Walnut Cove, NC zone 8. My question regards both a venus flytrap I got earlier in the year from you guys and a few sundews I recently ordered. The venus flytrap I ordered was a small

100-year-old CPs

QuestionHi! I have received incredible news from an internet article. I have heard that although Nepenthes rajah takes 10 years to flower from seed, it can take 100 years to reach absolute f

Lowland nepenthes & humidity

QuestionGarden window QUESTION: Hey guys- I was wondering if you had any thoughts about using a humidifier (either cold or warm mist, I currently have a cold one) to increase the humidity in the general area

Venus fly trap in the garage

QuestionHi I have my Venus fly trap in the garage in a pot. But they are not dyeing back there still mostly green,but they do not close very fast.Is there a way I can help them. AnswerHi Clara, Your flytrap looks

Spider mites on ventrata

QuestionAck! This other plant of mine came down with spider mites, and some of them have infested my ventrata. It does not seem like a bad infestation but I have separated the infested plants and sprayed them with S

D. multifida, Extrema - Multifork Leaf Sundew

QuestionHello Allexperts! I was thinking of buying a D. multifida, Extrema - Multifork Leaf Sundew from your website Www.cobraplants.com I noticed it said for the Sunlight section is

no visable winter leaves?

Question 3 pitcher types So ive had my CPs outside all year. I live in bay area CA..and the other day we had snow and then for the following week we had non stop rain. The nights are teetering bellow freezing so it

venus flytrap leaf cutting

Questionwell Ive only heard that you have to take out the plant and separate the leaf. i wanted to know if there was another way to do this if there is can you tell me. if there isnt tell me what to do right so i do

D. Scorpioides

QuestionHell, I purchased a D. scorpioides from you back a few months ago along with others. The D. filiformis and spatulae are doing well, but the scorpioides keeps producing leaves that turn brown immediatel

HPS lamps

QuestionHi, I was wondering what wattage or lumens I need to look for in a high pressure sodium lamp in order to grow a Cephalotus. Pirranhaboy01 on Youtube, who grows many plants under high power lights, recommende

Nepenthes Care

QuestionI rescued a Nepenthes from a death cube a few weeks ago. It has been adjusted to low humidity and is under a 100w equivalent compact fluorescent on for 12 hours a day. I do not know the species of the plant.

propagating cape sundew.

QuestionHi allexperts, I recently brought the sundew video from you,and in the video you said you could propagate from leaf cuttings. You used super thrive in the little clear plastic cup. My question is coul

double trap VFT

QuestionI notice last summer that i had a double trap VFT. My question is the VFT will continue producing double traps? i got only one double trap and i was expecting more but did not get them last summer. If next t