growth of sarracenia

QuestionQUESTION: In the late spring I have 6 sarracenias that are blooming.I have S.Psittacina , S.Flava , S.rosea , S.pupurea , red tube , and S.leucophylla. I wanted to use pollen from each sarracenias but use S.

plants in Lexington, KY

QuestionI am very interested in starting a collection of carnivourous plants both inside and out of the house. I am afraid that I will not choose the best plants for my climate. I am located in Lexington

Australian Sundews

Question Ive got two species of Australian Sundews whose leaves dry up within hours when removed from a terrarium. The hairs disappear within about a week. Im not sure about the exact species of the first, its big

Cepalothus

Questionhello there. Today I got my very first Cepalothus follicularis, its 6 cms in diameter and its GREEN. So when I went to your website I saw that all adult cephs are redish or brown and I was wondering if you c

suitable companion plants for sarracenia

QuestionHi, My name is Daniel and I live in zone 7 of Walnut Cove, NC. Earlier this year I constructed a bog where I planted two sarracenia and one flytrap. My main question is what carnivorous plant has the fastes

Yellow leaves on Nepenthes

QuestionQUESTION: My asian pitcher plant, which was purchased from Saracenia Northwest,is growing in a rock garden. I have kept it in a tupperware tray watered with rain water for nearly two years. Also residing in

deformed Sarracenia leaves.

Question Deformed Sarracenia le Hi I just have a question about my Sarracenia.Over the last couple of days I have noticed that developing leaves are deformed in the shape of a backwards arch on my Sarracenia Flava a

Venus Fly Trap Seeds

QuestionI recently got some various VFT seeds, I was wondering that since they take several months for them to germinate and start to grow would it be better to attempt to sow them now or to put them in the fridge u

Highland Nepenthes

QuestionHey guys! I was just wondering. I own a N. spathulata and a N. spathulata x mira hybrid. Both need cool temperatures with night time temperatures dropping below 65 degrees fahrenheit. In my area that is no p

Asian Pitcher plant w/yellowing leaves

QuestionHello! My Asian Pitcher plant, which is growing in a pumice rock garden which I purchased from you almost two years ago, has yellowing leaves from the bottom up. There are no bugs on the plant that I can see

purple pitchers

QuestionI just brought some p.p.p that were in a closed container with a lid on it. i just wanted know how big will they grow and how long do they have to stay in the container? AnswerHello Bill, Purple Pitcher Pl

cobra plants

QuestionI have ordered a couple of times from you in the past and will be getting some cobra plants and butterworts in the spring when you have them available. I am thinking about buying some cobra seeds and &

Growing From Seed

QuestionHi, i want to grow a Nepenthes ampullaria plant from a seed. I was wondering what i could use for the soil and the proper steps to grow a carnivorous plant from a seed. Thanks. AnswerHi Kevin, You definite

Nepthenes Ventricosa yellow/black leaf?

QuestionHI! I recently purchased a N.Ventricosa from you guys and it arrived in great condition!! I received it in early August and am wondering if it has a fungus growing or not. Since I received it its been squish

Recent and abrupt color change (N. Sanguinea)

Question N. Sanguinea Concerns Hello, I purchased this N.Sanguinea from you a few years ago. (The pot you sold me had 2 plants in it, both have stayed together.) It has been growing indoors, either in indirect su

Can a Venus Flytrap be fully submerged in water

QuestionHi allexperts, I have heard that if a Venus Flytrap is fully submerged in water it can survive up to certain time. Is this true, that they can survive a time under water? Basically can a venus F

Leaves with no tentacles

QuestionLast month I bought a cape sundew for my local super market. The info on the box did not seem like enough information so I did some serching and ran into cobraplant.com. I followed the information and it wa

U. longifolia and greenhouse

Question I recently ordered a utricularia longifolia from you and it was fine and healthy but now its leaves have this white mold looking stuff on them and some of the leave are turning black. I grow the

DuneCraft VFT Seeds

QuestionI recently was given a growing kit of VFT seeds made by the brand DuneCraft. I have been receiving your newsletters for the past few years and has been keeping pitcher plants and VFTs for years outside

cuttings

Questionhow do you clone nepenthes plant AnswerHello TC, Cloning would be a bit more involved than simple cuttings. I think you are seeking information about making cuttings from the stems of Nepenthes, so that is