Sarracenia ssp

QuestionSarracenia ssp QUESTION: Hi. I was wondering what type of subspecies of S. rubra I have. What is causing the browning in the middle on some of the leafs? Also is the plant on the right a S. purpurea o

Light red...rust?? spots on venus fly trpas

QuestionRust spots???? QUESTION: I have several venus fly traps that were red inside the traps when I got them and after replanting them 3-4 weeks ago in my bog garden, they are turning a rust color on the le

Red spots on flytraps

Question Red spots on flytraps I asked this question and they told me to send pictures, you have been very helpful in the past, maybe you can tell me what this is. I thought a fungal disease or possibly sunburn. On

red spots on venus flytraps

QuestionRed spots and what loo QUESTION: I am wondering if you can tell me what these spots are from on the three venus flytraps I bought from Cooks, They are on a pestioles,paradisia and fang. They started

Sundew and ants

QuestionI have started to put my sundews outside in hopes that they will catch some food. My question is how are ants for sundew plants? Are they a good or bad food source for them? Thank you, Steve AnswerHi Steve

bonide insect control

Questionin your monthly podcast for june you mentioned that u can use bonide insect control to control those pesky aphids and other insects. earlier in the year i asked if you can use this type of insect control ht

Thrips on VFT flowers stealing the pollen

QuestionLast year I had thrips on my VFT flowers that stole all the pollen, thus no germination & no seeds. This year, the thrips are back! (and my pitcher plants bloomed for the first time!) I am harvesting some VF

D. filiformis

QuestionI live in south TN. The summers get to and rema in the upper 90s for a month or two and the winters can have cold spells in teens and rarely single digits. Based on these conditions which d. fili

Lighting for D. Capensis

QuestionI am receiving a Drosera Capensis from you in the mail, and I have a small question. I will be growing it in a windowsill that gets about three hours of full morning sun, and I know that is not enough. Could

Live spahagnum moss

QuestionI heard that live Sphagnum moss could contain, sporotrichosis, is that true because i need to know if is right for my health and plant. AnswerHi Aaron, Yes, this is true. The other name for sporotri

Nepenthes leaves turning red

Question Nepenthes Miranda & bu Hi Jeff/Jacob, I have a question about two of the nepenthes that I ordered from you last month. As you can see in the attached photo (Miranda left, burkei right), the leaves have

No Butterwort Flowers?

Question Butterworts I have two mexican butterworts (P. Moranesis and P. x Sethos) and they will simply not flower. I have had these butterworts for three years and they have not flowered once. Flower buds have ap

sundews and sarracenia in z7 texas

QuestionHI I live about 30 miles north of Abilene, TX. I am fixing to start an outdoor bog. I am going to install a reverse osmosis system for watering. I would like to know what sundew would do well here and also c

Clipping dead pitchers (Nepenthes)

QuestionI have a Nepenthes Unknown, from a local nursery. I have your ebook and Savage Garden but I didnt find the answer in either. Should I clip the dead pitchers off? Love your store and your plants always arrive

Drosera Roseana Help!!!

Question D. Roseana Hello from Idaho! I have been having a few (meaning many) problems with a pygmy sundew, D. Roseana. I am growing it in a peat/perlite soil mix, it is getting about 5 hrs of sunlight on a

Cephalotus zone 10

QuestionHi Any tips for growing a Cephalotus in zone 10? AnswerHi Julie, Since it sounds like you are going to try and grow it outside, here are some things that should help. Make sure your plant(s) are in big po

Light for nepenthes

QuestionHello Chris, I have three neps, ventrata,ventricosa and ramispina, and I am wondering how much direct sun they need, I have seen on the web quite a few times where people say they need a minimum of 3-4 hours

Nepenthes Miranda and Drosera Falconeri help

Question1.)I heard the Falconeri is prone to rot, should it be set up like Nepenthes Bicalcarata or kept in a water tray like Dionaea complex, Sarracenia complex, and most members of Drosera complex? 2.)I keep sev

sarracenia purpurea dying

QuestionIm currently growing a sarracenia purpurea in my windosill where it gets 5 hours of nice strong light, but it began to loose its pitchers. 3 weeks have passed and it hasnt produced any new ones.The old ones

why my sundew dont have dew?

Questionhi, I got my plant yesterday and i found out that my sundew capensis dont have dew on it and just incase the dew comes back how do i feed my sundew? AnswerHi Aaron, This is very common after shipping. &nb