Ailing Cape Sundew

QuestionAiling Cape Sundew QUESTION: I have been having trouble with a cape sundew. It was growing well, but then the new leaves started to form in a stunted manner, never fully developing and with the tips

how long does it take to form picther

QuestionHi, i just got a nepenthes deroose alata and i just whanted to know how long will a pitcher form, i live in california and i put my plant in a west window. AnswerHi Aaron, If temperatures are warm, and yo

General Carnivorous Info

QuestionI recently purchased a venus flytrap and a sundew plant. I read that the pot should be in standing water at all times. Does that simply mean that if the pot is in a tray, always make sure there is at least s

Can

QuestionI have a Qustion about Sphagnum Moss, can dead sphagnum moss turn into live sphagnum moss, if can how long does it take for it to grow a new live sphagnum moss in a 6 inch pot? AnswerHi David, My experie

Lighting question

QuestionI will be buying a lighting fixture that will have 3 T5 HO florescent tubes. What distance from the plants should they be at? AnswerHi John, Ive never personally used these lights. From others Ive t

Bog growing slow

Question Bog Hi, I started a Carnivorous Plant bog garden early spring, it is approximately 6?x 4?and 10?12?deep. Which has mainly Sarrs, and a few flytraps. The Sarrs all flowered well enoug

RODI Water

QuestionHello, I have seen that lots of people use reverse osmosis units to make pure water for their carnivorous plant, but I have a reverse osmosis de-ionizing unit that I use to make water that is about 0-3 ppm

Minibog salt buildup

QuestionHi guys, I started a minibog this summer using a ~4 ft diameter plastic kiddie wading pool. After mixing a healthy amount of live sphagnum, canadian peat moss, pine needles, and some sand (that I a

Nepenthes caesar

QuestionQUESTION: hi i just had a question reguarding this plant...i just got one off of ebay comming straight from leilanis nursery and i remembered you used to have them before, can i know what conditions you grew

Pitcher Life

QuestionHi! I just ordered a beautiful little N. ventricosa from you about two weeks ago. Of the three pitchers that it had, two have started to turn black. Im just wondering how long pitchers tend to last on this p

S. flowers and yellow flytraps

QuestionHello! So i had a couple of questions, obviously. :) 1. I have an S. leucophylla and S. alata, and each have an unopened flower stalk about 2 inches in hight. They both have had it at this hight for maybe 2

carnivorous plants in alabama

Questionis it illegal to dig up plants growing wild in alabama ? there are several that grow wild there, and if you dig them up ,is it illegal to take them out of alabama? i live in ms AnswerHi Linda, For two spec

Recovering Sarracenia

QuestionHi Jeff and Jacob Well, it has been a tough spring for my Sarracenia. Aphids, lousy weather and who knows what else have all done a number on them. In any case, my sarracenia are not doing very well

Questions from Florida

Question Hello, I have a few questions regarding some plants I have been growing, and hope you can answer them without pictures. My camera is broken. I live in Jacksonville, Florida which is

self fertilization

QuestionSo, I have a venus flytrap that I picked up at a local nursery [sadly before I found out about cobraplants.com] and it looks like it is starting to produce flowers. Can they fertilize themselves using thei

Cape Sundew not re-opening

QuestionHello, I have a couple Cape Sundews one is the red version and also the thin leaf. They are in a terraium and the temps are in the low 80s in the day and drop to low 70s high 60s at night with humidity

defects

QuestionIs it something other than aphids? Am I doing something wrong? I have been using Neem II for the last month and a half, and little progress has been shows to eliminate the pest. I just cant get a nice, strai

Month-old Nepenthes Mirabilis severed

QuestionHello, I own a month-old Nepenthes Mirabilis that was growing incredibly fast in a 50/50 sphag. moss and perlite media, then slowed considerably after a while, though I attribute this to root development.

Most shade tolerant Nepenthes

QuestionWhat do you think is the most shade tolerant Nepenthes for indoor growing? Something to try and see how it does.... N. sanguinea and ventricosa sound like easy and adaptable, though not necessarily all

nepenthes nectar

Questionhi around fall last year i purchased a nepenthes from my local garden center pretty much everything they told me about the plant was wrong including its species. they told me it was a coccinea but my researc