Dionaea and Darlingtonia

Question About a month ago I bought a Darlingtonia from my local garden center. It was growing in about 1/2 peat moss 1/2 dried sphagnum moss. It is only about 2 inches tall so I put it about 6-7 i

aphids and watering

QuestionQUESTION: Hi i just saw aphids on my carnivore collection and there making alot of damage to this plant I just need to know what pesticide is good for this plants. and i also need to know that im going on

definition

QuestionI check out your care sheet for my sarracenia and i dont know what this word mean (vibrant or sturdy) AnswerHi Aaron, That sentence is referring to how leaves (pitchers) will grow if they are in lower lig

N. Deroose Alata light

Questiondoes a N. Deroose Alata need alot of light or just 2-4 hours of light AnswerHi Aaron, As long as the window has good bright indirect light the rest of the day, 2-4 hours will be fine. I have one in a

nepenthus

QuestionWhat part of the Nepenthus modified into the pot like structure. AnswerHi Prasantha, The leaf is what is modified to form a pitcher. Flowers are quite different, and no plant on Earth actually has ca

sarracenia not growing well

QuestionQUESTION: It is the end of June and my sarracenia are still making weak leafy like pitchers or very small pitchers. The few small pitchers that are produced seem to have o

nepenthes ventricosa x maxima and cape sundew light

QuestionIs it ok if I move my plants that were in a west window to a south east window because the SE window resieves 4-5 hours of direct sun while the west resieves only 3. I heard that these species only like it a

nepenthes maxima x ventricosa and cape sundew light

Question nepenthes maxima x ven hi Jeff and Jacob I Live in portland oregon. My plants are on a west window and 3 hours of direct sun starting at 2 in afternoon. Since the window is faceing my back yard with many tr

drosera regia in SoCal

QuestionHello! I was planning on re-potting my drosera regia. The pot its in right now seems kind of small for it. I was reading some of your guys answers for other ppl and confused myself with trying to figure ou

Unknown Plant (to me at least)

QuestionI have a cactus plant that produces 2-6 flowers each summer.Each flower last for 1-2 days. On each flower right before it dies almost always i find a dead insect (mostly flies) plus some white worms. I do no

Used Coffee Grounds

QuestionI keep reading that coffee grounds added to the soil for most plants can be beneficial; is this the same for pitcher plants or are the coffee grounds likely to do damage or kill the pitcher plants (I have a

Dried Sarrs

QuestionDried Sarr QUESTION: Hi have some Sarrs that the pitchers are becoming very dried. I notice no insect type damage. They are sitting in plenty of rainwater in proper CP soil media. &n

Frequency of watering tray

QuestionHi I have my flava, hooded pitcher, purple pitcher, and vft in black 1 gallon plastic pots. I took clear plastic 1 gallon water jugs and cut them in half and drained the water out..the one gallon pots fit

dune craft

Questionlike so many other people I baught the carnivorous creations from dune craft I read that the plants are hard to grow from seed. I live on long island so I didnt need the terarium I put them outside in my gre

northern dewthread

QuestionMy northern dewthread has begun to bloom for the first time and it would appear that I have a few seed pods growing. How long will I need to wait for the seeds to ripen and should I go ahead and plant them w

rain water and pools

QuestionHey there, I was at your last open house and noticed you use kiddie pools for your plants. I also noticed that you have them lined with a plastic. Is there something in the pool plastic that is toxic to the

sibuyanensis

QuestionHello. I have been trying to raise the N. sibuyanensis I purchased from your nursery last year. All I can say right now, is its still growing. I did write in with a question once before asking about the care

Pinguicula Medusina

QuestionQUESTION: I currently bought a pinguicula medusina and I have set it in a west facing window and I water the top soil everyday.Lately its been nothing but chilly & wet outside.2 days have passesd since I bou

Carnivores plants

QuestionQUESTION: I want to put my vft outside with my Drosera Spathulata and Drosera Pygmy Scorpiodes. where should i put them. also they are potted together.And what are the steps on placing them outside or

use of a terranium

QuestionDoes a Venus fly trap have to be keep in a terrarium? I will be keeping it in the house. Thank you, Stella AnswerHi Stella, Terrarium growing is one of the leading causes of plant death among first