poor growth of pitcher plants

Question Sarracenia purpurea i have a small collection of pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea, et al) . Some I have maintained for 20 years! Unfortunately due to a recent family tragedy, I neglected to upkeep

Sundew Not Catching Flies

QuestionI Bought a Lance Leaf Sundew From Lowes and i placed it near all my other Venus Fly traps, a Fly Got on my Sundew and i watched it move around. and from what i read was that the Drosera Adalae have hairs tha

dewy Pine accident

QuestionAllexperts, Hey I accidentally cut the stalk to my dewy pine when I went to cut a dead leaf. How long before the plant will send up a new stalk if it will survive. Any suggestions?

Nepenthes leaves turning yellow

QuestionI have a couple nepenthes ventricosa, I believe, and the plants are slowly turning from green to shades of yellow. I grow them in a cold frame greenhouse. High/low temps are mid 80s and lows to 60. They are

newly bought nepenthes

QuestionHi, I just bought a pot of nepenthes 2 days ago during a vacation. Because I am really really new on carnivorous plants... I had plenty of problem regarding the plant. I dont want to harm / kill it. But the

last but not least

Question ????? Here is the last species of plant that has pitchered so far. I still have two other species that have not fully pitchered yet but there getting close. I am sorry about the mix up and appre

Nepenthes Growing Conditions

QuestionI recently purchased the following nepenthes from you: N. Bill Bailey N. ventricosa x sibuyanensis N. ventricosa x talangensis In order to get my plants settled in to my growing environment, I would like to

Nepenthes Highland Alata

QuestionDear Sir, I bought earlier this spring a Nepenthes Highland Alata which had one trap at time of purchase. Although it seems healthy no traps develop at the end of the leaf although the spiral stem does. Is t

Florida Giant sundew strange growth

Question Florida Giant sundew s I have many of these in my bog garden, peat/sand mix at the top and peat/perlite/sand below fresh this season, full sun 9-10 hours a day, soil kept moist not waterlogged with water of

Pitcher Plant Damage

QuestionHi, Im asking a question regarding my S. Readii. Recently, one of the emerging pitchers tip broke off, the part where the top of the pitcher will form. Its already several inches tall, and I dont

Identifying D. Capensis forms.

QuestionHello Christopher I am finding it difficult to identify the difference between Drosera Capensis broad leaf form and Drosera Capensis giant form. I bought some seed and some of the giant and broad forms may

drosera capensis outside?

QuestionCan drosera capensis be put outside in the summer? AnswerHi Craig, Yes, they can. The best location would be one with lots of morning sun, but some shade in the afternoon. They like lots of sun

Sprinkler Water

QuestionHi. I would like to plant an in-ground bog for my north american carnivorous plants in my flower bed. The area gets hit by my sprinkler system (not heavily, lightly. But still it gets hit every day!) The wat

What is happenning here?

Question my poor s. rubras Hi Guys; I am growing mostly Sarracenias outdoors in New Orleans. They are in 2.5 inch deep trays with RO water. They get 6 hours of direct sun and 4 to 6 hours bright light but not direct

damaged tubes sarracenia rubra

Question rubra hi, i am growing a sarracenia rubra and something is getting wrong with their new tubes. what`s wrong with her? i am growing my sarracenias in a eaves trough beside my balcony. I am living in south g

no pitchers on ventricosa

QuestionQUESTION: I have a nepenthes ventricosa, three years old, which is growin fine, but no pitchers. The tendrils turn black and dry up when the leaf gets to a certain size. I put it outside June 1, at the same

Heliamphora Spots

Question Brown Spot Hello, Some of my Heliamphoras are getting these brown spots on their pitchers. Is it an insect or disease? AnswerIts neither insect or disease. Its simply an older pitcher nearing

Dying Nepenthes Mikei

Question Dying Mikei Hi Sarracenia Northwest, I bought a N. mikei back in January, and it was doing just fine until recently. The leaves started to turn black, and eventually, so did the growing point of the plant.

identification of Sarracenia Flava

Question Sarracenia Flava I bought a Sarracenia Flava from you guys marked Sarracenia Flava but it looks very different from all the flavas shone on your website. I live in Oklahoma and the plant is in a peat/perlit

Self Pollinating Sundew

QuestionI was wondering if you had a list of sundews that self pollinate, is stead of asking about particular plants, but specifically I am wondering about... Byblis liniflora D. filiformis Florida Giant D. filifo