Which carnivorous plant?

QuestionHello again Christopher, I dropped by the garden centre today and found that they have a few different species of carnivorous plants on sale since its mid summer over here in New Zealand at the moment. As

cut n. talangensis vine

QuestionHi I have a N. talangensis in my collection that I accidently cut the growing tip off of about 2 months ago. The vine is still about 5in. long, But it hasnt given me any signs of life or death. do you have a

My Judith Hindle Update

QuestionHi guys, I have had great success with my carnivorous plants, I live near Pittsburgh, PA and have a bog garden that they are kept in year round. My Judith Hindle has done very well and I was wanting to divid

My D. Adelea from Lowes

QuestionMy Plant about 10 hour QUESTION: I just purchased a D. Adelea from Lowes, When i purchased it, the poor thing seemed healthy, but i didnt know what to expect...It had small amounts of clear water part

Worms, Soil, Roots!

QuestionHello! Recently i purchased 2 Sarracenia from an online carnivorous plant nursery ( not Sarracenia Northwest). Well, when i finally got the plants they seemed healthy on top(though they are dormant). While

Venus Flytraps traps wont open

QuestionI bought a small flytrap at the New York botanical garden in January. I fed it when I got home (fruit flies from the pet store) and the traps closed one them. They have not opened since.

Mold.

QuestionHello, I live in New York City. I keep all of my plants in an unheated garage for the winter. They get some sunlight because they are right next to the window. Today we had unseasonably warm temperature (60

cobra plant size and cites

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I am in zone 7 in Walnut Cove, NC. My first question is about the three CITES protected sarracenia pitcher species you sale. Are there any plans to sale any of these out of state eventually?

Cephalotus and nepenthes in Keywest

QuestionCan I grow Cephalotus all year long and my Intermediat nepenthes in keywest the temperatures ther never drop below 50 its zone 11. AnswerHi Jesus, Both of those should grow very well in your climate.  

S. flava

Question I was wondering if the Sarracenia species has true roots that take in nutrients or roots that just act as a holdfast because they live in bogs where water is acidic? AnswerHi Mike, Sarracenia do hav

Ferns as companion plants

QuestionI have seen photos of ferns grown in container bog gardens with sarracenia and vft. I keep my plants in full sun- what ferns can be maintained in full sun? AnswerHi Brad, Cinnamon ferns are good companion

new person to flytraps

Question dente hi i just got my fly trap plant today in the mail and the people my brother order it did not leave any instructions on how to care for it. the type of my Venus flytrap is a Dante. they also did not le

rot

Questionhi! Ive had my 3 Nepenthes for almost two years. They are all in the same pot. My plants have always thrived and done well, but over the past month they havent been doing too good. All the pitchers have died

Frozen Heliamphora

QuestionI ordered a Heliamphora a while ago from cobraplant.com, and shipping was delayed due to the cold. The problem is, the mail man was too lazy to bring it up our driveway to our house, so he left in in the car

Flytraps breaking dormancy too Early

QuestionIn winter my plants are in a sheltered area of my yard with mulch because here in Northwest TN we are closer to Zone 6 than Zone 7. We have been experiencing unusually mild temperatures since Feb 1st a

Soil/Lance Leaf Sundew

QuestionI have two questions, 1) What is the difference between repotting a plant and changing the soil? i.e. cephalotus 2) I have a lance leaf sundew whos leaves keep dying whenever they touch the e

any flaws

Questionhi,i am a 12 year old boy growing 2 venus flytraps.They are dormant now and have few leaves.But this is how i raise them,i give them distilled water,i give them no fertilizers or meat products,they are outsi

temporary greenhouse

QuestionHi guys Spring is only a little more than a month away here in the great northeast, but that would be the calendar spring. In New york winter can hang on well into April. So had this idea of how I m

My plant

QuestionHi, This is my first Drosera adelae.... I started great, the weather wasnt to the liking of the plant, it was cold 46 degrees F and I took really good care of it. but let me rewind some, I purchased a Droser

Mexican Butterwort Wet & Dry Seasons

Question Butterwort (Pinguicula Hi, my question has to do with the dormancy of mexican butterworts. I read that, in general, when these plants begin to grow a tight central rosette they should be taken out of