New Nepenthes

QuestionHi, I got a new nepenthes from the internet yesterday and it looked real good. A few hours after I planted it, it started to turn brown. What must I do? AnswerHi RJ, The main issue is acclimation. I

Plants for me

QuestionDear Experts, I am from India where the climate all year about 30 degree Celsius and can go upto 39 degree.I am looking a for a suitable carnivorous plant seed to plant in my garden.Since there is lots and l

Vacation trip

QuestionWe will be getting ready to go on a short trip in Dec. We will be leaving on a Wed and be home on a Friday. If I water the plants on Wed morning before we leave. will the watering be fine until we get home F

Help of my Drosera Capensis

Question Drosera capensis I bought a drosera capensis about a month ago but now i have a problem. My drosera is having the leaves with no dew and it is having the leaves turning white. Recently i have noticed that t

Pinguicula Florian and Esseriana

Question Pinguicula Hello, My pinguicula florian is growing weird new leaves at the crown, why is this? It gets light from a south and a east window. It is in an African violet pot. The soil is one part peat, perli

v.flytrap (typical kind)

Questionwhen it goes into dormancy and the leaves and traps die and turn black should i start picking the dead ones out or wait until spring when it comes out of dormancy? thank you. AnswerHello Shaughn, It is gen

venus flytrap (vft)

QuestionQUESTION: i have a vft and i was reading up on it and i found out my vft needed moss. its been a few months and its still alive so one day i looked at it carefully and i noticed green moss growing i have no

insects

QuestionCan I feed my cps mealworms,mainly Neps and Sarracenia? Thanks AnswerHi Leon, Yes, Sarracenia and Nepenthes will both digest mealworms. Just be careful not to engorge the pitchers with too much mealw

Ants + CP

QuestionHello, is it normal or ok for ants to be living under your carnivorous plants? I had a venus flytrap that died out because it seemed to not be growing at all and the leaves are dried out even though i water

when to transplant baby pitcher plants?

QuestionMy brother has bought a very healthy pitcher plant a tropical; when would be the best time of the year to take babies from around the parent plant the plant has 8inch to 10 inch pitchers and is in a hanging

Plants in Brooklyn, NY

QuestionHello, I live in Brooklyn, NY and 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 you guys. - D. filiformis ssp. filifo

Sarracinia Question

QuestionHello, I had a question about dormancy requirements for Sarraciania in our climate(Portland, OR.) First of all I have a Sarracena Leucophylla that is starting to grow sideways out if its container. I

venus flytrap moss

Questionmy venus flytrap came with no moss on the top so i called the nursery the lady sounded stupid or that she had no idea what she was saying.she said it was planted in peat moss and soil but i dont know if all

Wintering a Bog garden

QuestionHi, I抦 in the Chicago area- Zone 5. I have a 4x6 foot Bog garden that I will be covering soon. I will probably be covering with Pine bark mulch. I would like to put something down between t

P. medusina dormancy or worse?

QuestionThe overall size of my ping has struck my half since I got it 3 weeks ago, both in number of leaves and in length of leaves. New leaves are emerging but they are a quarter or half the length of the oldest le

Tendril of Rosette clipped!

QuestionHello Chris. i have recently purchased an infant Nepenthes ramispina. It was doing well and opened a new pitcher. The plant WAS flourishing until my cats massacred it!. the chewed its litter pitcher beyond r

Heliamphora color

QuestionHi guys! I recently acquired a heliamphora minor x heterodoxa. How can I make its color brilliant pistachio green with bright red nector cups? Any tips on that you know of? Thanks, Emmi AnswerHi Emm

Nepenthes rafflesiana care

QuestionHello! I have a Nepenthes rafflasiana that I purchased from you guys about a month ago. Maybe a bit longer. I dont exactly know. When the plant came to me, it had an open pitcher on

My nepenthes x miranda

Question flowering hi i am back again,last time i got ask about what species is my nepenthes right?you say is nepenthes miranda,and it is flowering now what should i do?some leaf are dying and no more pitcher anymor

Darlingtonia disease?

Question Darlingtonia1 Hey, Ive noticed purple spots appearing on the new growth of my Darlingtonia and was just wondering if you could diagnose the problem. It happens specifically on the new developing pitchers.