Strange growth on VFT

Question Crust I have some small Venus Flytraps that all appear to be healthy, but they are beginning to develop strange growths that are worrying me. Its a hard, white crust that grows along the backside of newly e

outdoor bog garden

Questioni want to have outdoor bog garden. i really want to have cobra plant with my sarracenia, venus fly trap, and cape sundews. i herd that i cant use standard carnivorous plant soil mix. is it true or not? and i

S. Oreophila

QuestionHello, I recently purchased and planted a sarracenia oreophila (legally of course)in my outdoor bog garden. There has been a lot of heavy rain in the area recently, and I am somewhat concerned about th

Nepenthes truncata pasian

QuestionQUESTION: Hello. I have a nepenthes truncata that I bought from you guys back in February it hasnt pitcher since then and its only grew one leaf since then with a pitcher but it still hasnt inflated and now

first pitcher of the season ate by cat

QuestionI have 3 sarracenia plants i ordered from you guys. one judith hindle, leucophylla var. tarnok, and exornata critron variety. Anyways im new to growing sarracenias. all 3 plants were sending up

Purple Pitcher Plant Pest

QuestionI have a healthy purple pitcher plant here in Brunswick, Georgia. It grows out on a table in full sun with a red pitcher plant and several venus flytraps. I havent noticed any problems with my venus flytraps

What should I do?

QuestionDewy pine QUESTION: Allexperts, Hey I have a question concerning Dewy Pine I had the plant outside and the base of the plant got burned. What should I do? I was thinking of cutting the pl

not understanding dionaeas

QuestionHi! I grow 5 dionaeas together in one wide plastic pot mostly in mix of about 30% peat and 70% silica sand. I grow them inserted with a pot in my bog garden with sarracenias, sphagnum and other bog plants. T

drosera rotundifolia info

QuestionHi! I have finally obtained some of these plants last year, and problems already appeared! I am growing them outside in a bog garden with sarracenias, sphagnum moss and a few other types of bog plants. Last

Ppm

QuestionHi I have a small collection of plants now and I hound out our water hardness in Camas Washington has a range of 8-66 ppm this should be safe for most varieties of carnivores right? I have 4 sarracenia 1 fly

Dewy Pine Flowering

QuestionHey guys, I have a Dewy Pine thats about 2.5 to 3 years old and its sending up its first flower. I read in the Savage Garden that after flowering the plant should be kept on the dry side. Could you tell me w

Cephalotus question.

QuestionI bought a Cephalotus a month ago, the plant did not adjusted to the enviroment and died. what are the chances that the plant come back from the roots? i have been water the pot regularly. AnswerHi Edwin,

algae & Sundews

QuestionQUESTION: I had planted seed of drosera rotundifolia in two small pots. the seedlings were growing nicely but now the surface of the ground is covered with algae and they appear to be dying. Is this algae ha

Heat

QuestionHello! I have a collection of 6 nepenthes and 1 heliamphora, most are highland one or two are intermediate. I have to move out of state for work over the summer and Im trying to minimize the amount of trauma

Drosera seedling help!

QuestionHello, I sowed Drosera seeds about 2.5 weeks ago and they have germinated. What I didnt think about it how many there were going to be. I have 2 big containers. they are both 12x8. There are at LEAST 2000 se

R.O. System

QuestionHey guys, Jason here from Arizona. My water situation is getting expensive. So Im looking into an RO system. Our water here comes from a well and I found out that our water treatment is with chlorine liquid

Strange growth on Sarracenia

QuestionHi I have grown sarracenias for a few years now without problem. However, this last month or so I have noticed that the pitchers are wavy and some dont appear strong enough to support their own weight, and a

When Will I flower ( Darlintonia)

Question Darlintonia Allexperts, Hey I have a question about Darlintonia. How old does a darlintonia have to be before it flowers. I have attached a photo of the Darlintonia that I have. That I have be

Who am I?

Question ????? I have bought some amazing plants from you guys and one of the last orders i placed was for some of your TLC Nepenthes. I have been patient with them and finally been rewarded with some great pi

S. Flavas new growth turning brown?

Question S. Flava Brown Spots 1. S. Flava 2. New pitcher growth was going great, about an inch per day up to 10 and then a brown spot suddenly appeared on its neck and rapidly spread. The other pitchers are 14 and