Young Nepenthes Plant

Question Nepenthes Hi, appreciate your input on the N. miranda leaf discoloration. Totally thought it was a pest and not pigmentation changes on the leaves. Going on to new topic I have a young N. unknown growing in

Bigger Pots

QuestionI just received my vft and sundew from you guys and I wanted to put them into bigger pots. So I am just making sure the method i used is ok.. So i took my gallon plastic pot and put my potting medium in and

Cephalotus pitchers are closing

Question closed Cephalotus pitc Hi, I live in Southern California and I recently bought a Cephalotus from your website.When it arrived yesterday it was perfectly normal,but when I set it out in full sun the pitcher

when will new pitcher forms

Question when will a new pitcher will form on a nepenthes ventrata AnswerHello Aaron, Nepenthes produce new pitchers from the leaves. When a new leaf opens at the top of a vine it will extend a tendril and grow a

Nepenthes sanguinea huminity

QuestionCan the nepenthes sanguinea adapt to low huminity if not how high does the huminity should be? AnswerHello Aaron, Nepenthes of most species can adapt to low humidity as long as the humidity is not much bel

Nepenthes shock

Questionhow long will my nepenthes sanguinea recover from change of huminity and evoroment shock AnswerHello Aaron, If you do not slowly adapt your plant to low humidity or rapid temperature changes then it will g

Hardy Neps

QuestionIs there somewhere a list with all the hardy and easy to grow neps that can tolerate lot of heat during summer and colder winters much like a mediterranean climate or the SoCal climate....with relatively low

pitchers not opening

QuestionI have a new N. Ventricosa which dropped its old pitchers as soon as I got it and produced new ones. The new pitchers opened a little bit once they had developed, but after several days they closed up

U gibba

QuestionHi, I recently got an Utricularia gibba. I learned that it is easy to grow and that it is even considered a pest in New Zeland. But I would still like to know what is the best way to care for it. Also, i go

Heliamphora flower

QuestionThe first pod from the Heliamphora produced a flower and another pod on a stem, which produced a smaller flower and what looks like two pods on shorter stems. Is this normal? Do you know how many more

ID

Question Sarracenia and Drosera Hi. What type of S. rubra and sundews are in the picture? Also what are the little plants in the bottom left picture? I just got them from a nursery that got them from a nursery in Ge

Venus Flytrap has bugs in soil

QuestionMy venus flytrap has bugs in the soil. How can get rid of the bugs in the sphagnum moss? AnswerHello Darleen, You can use water based insecitcides, like pyrethrines, to kill off insects. You can also

transplanting mixed pot

Questioni bought a mixed container of sundews, venus flytraps, and pitcher plants(i think a purple variety). the pitchers have grown inches beyond the top of the container (it was a tall container with a remov

Aphids no more

Question All Better Good News! The Bayer formula is working as expected. Those nasty pests shouldnt be a bother as they were in spring. The first normal leaf of my red dragon is great, and my S. flava and leucophyll

Sowing VFT Seeds

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Jacob/Jeff, I was fortunate to have my VFT flower stalks form VERY early in the season. I have even already collected seeds from some stalks. Can I sow them right now, or should I wait. Also,

Follow up

QuestionHi snw I previosly posted a question regarding my ventratas nectar. well it is making some but it doesnt appear to do anything at all bugs go near the compact flourescent bulb above it but ignore the plant.

slow growing plants

QuestionQUESTION: Hey guys! I hope you understand my question/problem. Alright, so i have several flytraps and sarracenia potted in different pots. From 4 inch pots to 12 inch pots. Several of my plants in tall 4 in

venusflytrap

QuestionQUESTION: Im using a 65w sylvania spot-gro spot light is this good for my venusflytrap it is 10 1/2.in above the pot i have the light on for 10 1/2 hours a day inside. the plant is in a 3in po

lance leaf sundew : should I cut the leaf down

Question lance leaf sundew pic Hi all experts, I purchased this sundew at Lowes and some of the dew has died back. I have the plant near a window where it gets 2-6 hours of sunlight a day. My question

pesticide problems

Questioni just bought this pesticide from amazon, Bonide Systemic Granules - 1# here the photo http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41hbXih-k7L._SS500_.jpg Is it safe to use for carnivore plant? AnswerHi Aaron, T