grow carnivorous plant

QuestionHi christorher littrell a i been trying to find what zone is san francisco for carnivorous plants i been read on the internal and i be seeing people talk about the zone they live in can you tell me wha

N. Ventrata from local nursery

QuestionHi! I got a nepenthes ventrata from my nursery today. They dont specialize in carnivorous plants. Anyway, this plant has several growing points (maybe two plants) and Id say only two points have any slight y

nepenthes pitchers are dry

QuestionI live in Florida, about 40 miles south of Tampa. I have a nepenthes fusca, that seems to be in great health, except for one thing. Lately, I have been losing 1 or 2 pitchers a week. They seem to dry out, or

Sick Flytrap

QuestionSick Flytrap QUESTION: Hi Steve, I got your message about my photo not showing up~ its possible the file was too big..Ill try again and make the file smaller. Resubmitting question.... ~~~~~~~~~

D. capensis-Cape Sundew, Red leaf

QuestionI recently purchased (4-5 weeks ago) and received a red leaf (D. capensis) sundew along with several other plants. The other plants are doing great. The sundew was in great shape when received and as noted i

crispy critters

Questionuh oh. stupid me.... i was gone for a week and my outdoor collection seems to have fried... it got up to a shockingly warm 87 degrees *sarcasm* and they seemed to have taken it badly... my sarracenias tarnok

relpy on venus flytrap wont eat

Questionhi there, thank you for writing me back, and yes i bought the plant at a store, when i bought it some of the traps have already died. the trap is a little plant its not big and it came in a long cup. at

rainy winters

QuestionSo I have small planters of venus fly traps which are growing outside. I understand they need dormancy and deal with the cold during winter. But living in Los Angeles, California. our winters get pretty rain

Powdery Mildew

Question Pitcher plant Powdery Sarracenia Judith Hindle Live in Brea, CA, zone 10b Got this plant back a few months ago at the Huntington Library show. Everything seems to be doing well. Lately a lot of new shoots

Zone 5 winter dormancy in unheated room with north-facing windows?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there. I live in central Michigan (Zone 5), and Ive been experimenting this spring and summer with the varieties of carnivorous plants I can grow in and around my upstairs apartment.  

Drosera Post-transplant problem

Question Leaf Browning Answers to the above question requirements: 1) Some type of rosetted Drosera. 2) I recently transplanted this plant into a 6 plastic container with drain holes on the bottom. Shortly after, t

Nepenthes Spathulata and heat

QuestionHi! I have a small nepenthes spathulata that I have been growing for about 9 months now. Its been doing well and currently has pitchers about a inch and a half each with good coloring. M

Carnivorous Plant Lighting

QuestionSundew QUESTION: Hello, Christopher. I have recently begun to grow carnivorous plants once more, this time in a 10 gallon terrarium. I started off with one regular Venus flytrap, one American Pitcher

Nepenthes bill Bailey

QuestionHey there! Im getting a Nepenthes Bill Bailey real soon from you guys, though this is my first time dealing with this hybrid, I know it can handle with low humidity and room temperature (I hope) though tell

Living in the UK

QuestionHi there, I have recently accquired a white top pitcher and asian pitcher which are both in pots. I live in the south west of England around the Bristol area and would like to know if I can plant these outsi

Ventricosa pt.2

QuestionSorry! In response to my last question-I did everything you suggested about a month ago regarding my Nepenthes Ventricosa, but it still has not begun to grow pitchers. It was fine the last two years. I put i

Sarracenia rubra being eaten by something

QuestionI gave my mother a S. rubra for mothers day and its being grown in Port Ludlow, WA on the Olympic Peninsula. She says that every time she places the plant outdoors (in plenty of sun) that it starts to grow s

nepenthes x miranda

Questionhi christopher littrell once again my question is i both some maxsea 16-16-16 and what is the best way to use this on my plant mist it or just water it like i all ways do i havent use it yet because i want t

Correct Potting for CPs

Question All my CPs Hello again! I took your advice and bought cheap green plastic pots that are 5 in size for each of my plants. I also bought a 6 plastic green pot for when they outgrow that and I need a slightly

Drosera Spatulata issue

Question current status Hello guys, I am writing you guys today regarding an issue with the health of my drosera spatulata. I received this plant from you guys about a couple of months ago and it was in great shape