will my sundew give out gemmae

QuestionHi, I own a drosera scorpioides. I keep it on my patio where it gets about 5 to six hours of filtered sunlight coming from the east. Its about 1 inch tall in a four inch pot. The soil is the standard m

Greenhouse keeping

Question Nepenthes Damage Hi, I just recently purchased a mini cold frame greenhouse to assist with lack of humidity climate conditions (https://www.growerssupply.com/farm/supplies/prod1;;e055ab41_102445.html). I am

dunecraft

QuestionI got a dunecraft the bitcher plants a a inch tall but all the others are dieing can i put them outside? AnswerHi Clara, You definitely can. You must harden them off, however, if theyve been in that

Drosera Spathulata flower

QuestionMy Drosera Spathulata is flowering.It is outside with 10 hr of sunlight a day. I got it 3 months ago . Should I let it flower or should I cut it off? I live in Pa. If i leave it on when will it make the seed

Water?

QuestionHi there I was wondering whether or not you can grow drosera spatulata fraser island form seeds in water ( rain water) and how long you can keep them in that medium? AnswerHi Armand, You can germinate the

outdoor plants for Dallas TX

QuestionI keep finding different answers on the web to the one question I have and that is: Can I grow CP in my zone 8, hot and dry summer, Arlington TX garden and keep them out year round? AnswerHi Cheryl, Yes, Y

nepenthes ventricosa - sunlight.

Question picture of the nepenth Hi allexperts, I have a nepenthes ventricosa that I am curious about what the conditions, that this plant needs. I have it outside under a umbrella. Before I had in full sun. I live

nepenthes repoting

Questionhello Jeff or Jacob i want to know is it really necessary to repot my nepenthes every year with new soil infact even repoting it. i know u have to repot the ones that use mostly peat moss because it breaks d

Color

QuestionQUESTION: I have a scarlet belle a sarracenia purpuria and fly traps and they are doing great however I was wondering why they have no redish color the purperia has color in its veins and so does the belle b

Sun pitcher and nepenthes question

QuestionHello! I was looking at the sun pitchers and was wondering if Id be able to grow one alongside my N. villosa and N. rajah. I live in zone 9 southern california. In the summer and fall its pretty dry here so

Buying a Carnivorous Plant

QuestionQUESTION: I am thinking about buying a N. sanguinea, Orange Pitcher (Highland) and a D. adelae - Lance Leaf Sundew. I hope you will be able to answer these 2 questions for me. I live in California I have a w

Nepenthes seed

QuestionHi! Ive just sowed some nepenthes seeds in a seed tray, with a cover on top and a water tray underneath. I put the seed tray outside to receive weak sunlight (about 40% or so, cause I heard that nepenthes se

plant light

Question I have a drosera adelae I got from lowes 3 days ago.I was wondering if I should use a plant light or put it by a window.The plant light looks like this http://doitbest.com/main.aspx?memberid=1875h&ass

frasier island form/ping prima care question

Question FIF Hello - I live in NYC (zone 6 I believe). Among my growing collection of Sarrecnias, VFTs and Neps, about a month ago I bought a few more VFTs and a Frasier Island form and a ping prima. All my plant

Soil for VFT seeds..

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Jeff & Jacob!!.. Im starting again with VFT from seeds.. but this time to be more precise Ive bought an EC meter and a Ph meter... Ive no sowed the seeds yet since I had the idea of testing

Nepenthes tissue culture

QuestionHi guys, Im interested in learning how to propagate nepenthes from tissue culture. I have some small nepenthes that are not large enough to take leaf cuttings from, that I would love to propagate. &nbs

what plant

Questionso im fairly new to growing carnivorous plants. like many people i have tried the Venus Fly Traps you find in mini terrariums with no luck. im looking to get some sort of Sarracenia that I

cobra lily

QuestionThe one plant I dont have is a Darlingtonia Californica. So I am looking to purchase one, but before I do i want to make sure it wont die after I get it. The location I am putting them in is in Moraga Califo

Pygmy Sundew Lighting Questions

QuestionI am planning to ordered a D. nitidula x pulchella(Pygmy Sundew) from you guys. But I have a question. The area I live in gets an Ok about of direct light out side, but it gets to cold to live the Pygmy Sund

no green thumb

QuestionThis is my first purple pitcher and I need some information on EVERYTHING. I would like to know what I need to feed it, how often it needs to be fed, is distilled water from a bottle ok to water it with, and