darlingtonia californica seeds and seedlings

Questionhi there Sarracenia northwest.. I sow 20 seeds of darlingtonia on live sphagnum moss into the terracotta pot. So its on my west window and it gets about 6 hours of strong sunlight per day. Pot is placed in s

Confused about Nepenthe Veitchii

Question Nepenthe Veitchii Hi, I bought a N. Veitchii and was wondering if this species is a lowland, intermediate or highland pitcher plant, if it matters if I want to grow it as a houseplant, and if it will do oka

Mulchin

QuestionDO i need to mulch my vft, filiformis sundew, flava - hooded - and minor serracenia for the fall/winter? I live in California near the bay area AnswerHi Matt, No. You dont get even remotely cold enou

Cosan 20

QuestionI asked some nurseries around where I live, and I cant seem to find any Consan 20. Do you who does sell it or of another product that can take care of algea like it does? AnswerHi John, The active ingredi

Drosera binata loosing all its tentacles

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I have a drosera binata the kind with only 1 pair of forks and lately it has lost all its tentacles. I am a little worried because I dont know if it is either death or alive, but if it is alive

Pitcher Plant?

Question Pitcher Plant I got this at Lowes 3 years ago and have no idea what it is. AnswerHi Rene, Its Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa, commonly known as a purple pitcher. Ideally the pitchers should be ve

Heliamphora species?

Question Heliamphora Hello, A couple of years ago a purchased a Heliamphora from Sarracenia Northwest that you could not identify to species because of lack of labeling during potting up. Care to take a guess

Fungicide on Drosera & Serracenia

QuestionRecently my Drosera and Serracenia were subjected to ten days of dark moist air. Mold appears to have totally wiped out my Drosera and attacked my Serracenia. I have improved the environment for

Lowland Nepenthes

QuestionIs it possible to grow a lowland nepenthes hybrid (rafflesiana / ampullaria) outside of a terrarium? If so, what should I do that is different from growing highland varietals? Thanks. AnswerHi I

ash on plants

QuestionHey guys. So i live in southern CA. Fire season has started and I live close to one of the fires. It has been kind of raining ash for a week now. My question is, will all the ash falling on my plants affect

N. Deroose Alata

QuestionI have 2 new little N. Deroose Alata in with the mother plant. Can I separate the other 2 from the mother plant and grow them in separate pots or should I just leave them their in the same pot? Answer

preparing for dormancy

QuestionI know we still have a little time left until dormancy however this year I have a friend who is allowing me to use his greenhouse to winterize the plants in which he keeps heated to just above freezing (by t

New Species

QuestionI have read on the internet about pitcher plants large enough to digest rats. Do you know where I can purchase small specimens or seeds? AnswerHi Andrew, The pitcher plant in the news recently was a new sp

winter dormency in Keywest

QuestionHi again its fall but in Keywest FL it stays tropical all year long which is bad for me because how am I going to get my sarracenias,vfts and florida gaint sundew a winters dormency.Also my S. leucophylla pr

sundew in the PNW

QuestionHi there, I need a couple of sundew to guard my fruitbasket and juicer, and my desk. Are there any species you would recommend as particularly hardy and adaptable to our shorter and darker winter days? Than

Carnivorous Plant Fertilizer

QuestionI know what youre thinking, they could die if you fertilize them because of their sensitive roots. This is a different form of Fertilizer. On the United Nuclear Chemical and Metals page (URL: http://unitednu

P. emarginata - Temperature

QuestionHi, Im William, 13 years old, and have been growing cps for a few years. Anyways, I was considering to purchase a Pinguicula emarginata as a houseplant. However, Im worried that the temperature may get too h

Holes in Pitcher plants

QuestionHi Jacob adn Jeff I have noticed that a lot of my Sarracenia have small wholes in the sides of the pitchers. This lookes as though it is insect damage, as though something has eaten its eay out. In oncase

2 quick questions

Question1. I recently repotted a N rajah. Its a fairly young plant, leaves only 2-3 long. My question is if it is detrimental to the plant if I planted the majority of its woody stem (about 2 of it) under the soil s

Purple Pitcher & Water

QuestionHey, thanks for the help with my last question. OK, besides some VFT I also have a Purple Pitcher (which is gaining some of its natural purple color after I got it completely green from Lowes). One of the p