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| b1 superthrive | 10/10/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have a few drosophyllum seeds and i have heard that if you soak them in b1 superthrive, it will ...
A: I haven't heard about soaking seeds in SuperThrive®. It's not something I've experimented with, so ...
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| "Carnivorous Creations" set by DuneCraft | 10/10/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I live in Rockford, IL. Last November a friend gave me the Carnivorous Creations kit by DuneCraft as ...
A: Congratulations on your research on how to care for these plants! Yes, terrariums are not ...
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| Nepenthes Sanguinea Lighting | 10/10/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: As of now, a Sanguinea Blood Red is on its way to my house from Sarracenia Northwest. I plan to put ...
A: No, 20,000 lumens is great. With that you will not need window light at all for your Nepenthes until ...
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| sundew dormancy | 10/10/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: And will I need to protect it during dormancy. And how wet should I keep the soil.
A: Your plant will most likely go dormant by mid November after a series of frost. If you live in ...
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| Nepenthes Sanguinea Lighting | 10/9/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: As of now, a Sanguinea Blood Red is on its way to my house from Sarracenia Northwest. I plan to put ...
A: N. sanguinea require more light than that. If possible, place the plant in an east or south facing ...
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| Drosera Kenneallyi | 10/9/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I've had a Kenneallyi for a year or two, and decided to get another. Shortly after this second one ...
A: The only things that come to mind would be tiny sap sucking insects or fungus. If the spots move, I ...
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| cape sundew question | 10/9/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: so my cape sundews have flowered for the second time this summer, all seemed normal, but one of the ...
A: With Cape sundews and temperature, if you're comfortable, your plants are comfortable. Even at our ...
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| help idenfy my napenthes | 10/8/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have had the little guy for about 1 year. I saved it form a lowes' store. it was half dead, and ...
A: Based on your photograph , I'd say your plant is N. rafflesiana. I know that wasn't part of your ...
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| fungus or plant | 10/8/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I was just wondering is a Venus fly trap a fungus or a plant?
A: I must say that this is the easiest question I have ever had. Plants are noted as utilizing ...
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| cape sundew question | 10/8/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: so my cape sundews have flowered for the second time this summer, all seemed normal, but one of the ...
A: I haven't seen this on a Cape sundew, but I've seen something very similar on Venus flytrap flowers. ...
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| Sarracenia culture for winter | 10/8/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Recently bought 3 sarracenia, Scarlet Belle, Dana's Delight Hybrid & Yellow Trumpet at Portland ...
A: Based on what you've mentioned about your low temperatures, I assume you're not in the Portland ...
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| Asian Pitcher Plant | 10/7/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I just got an Asian Pitcher Plant earlier this summer. It has been doing great in an east window. ...
A: While Nepenthes (Asian Pitcher Plants) can tolerate more minerals in their water then other species ...
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| i think my plants have died | 10/7/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: i am supposed to be looking after some plants for a friend, all i could tell you is that one is a ...
A: The plants might survive depending whether the dehydration was severe or not. For now, set the ...
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| Caesar Update | 10/7/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Jeff Dallas or Jacob Farin, Just wanted to let you know how pleased I’m with the plants you sell. ...
A: Your plant appears to like your set up and is producing very nice leaves and pitchers. In all ...
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| Vemus Flytraps - black traps | 10/6/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Like many who get started in this hobby I've gotten a couple of Venus flytraps. In this case from a ...
A: Yes, trim off any leaves that have blackened, and trim off the flower stalk. For now, grow your ...
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| Help! | 10/6/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Help, my plants have fungus or mold on them can I use any fungicide, is there a natural way to kill ...
A: To treat fungus, use either a sulfur-based fungicide or Neem oil. Safer® makes prepared solutions ...
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| Dying Sundew | 10/6/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have a pigmy sundew as a science project in Massachusetts. It is potted in cactus soil I believe ...
A: First off, the plant you have is a spoon leaf sundew, Drosera spatualata, and not pygmy sundew. ...
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| Question about Sphagnum | 10/5/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I ordered your Live Sphagnum capillifolium and I'm wondering will there be care instructions for ...
A: No need to mulch them. They are extremely frost hardy and will withstand extremely cold ...
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| D. filliformus ssp filliformus~tropical or temperate | 10/5/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: im going to get some D. filliformus ssp filliformus seeds and from what the person said there ...
A: These seeds require stratification. Once the plants are fully grown, you should also grow them like ...
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| Safe fungicide for ceph's? | 10/5/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I am receiving ceph seeds and I'd like to know if Spectracide Immunox would be safe to use. I've ...
A: I don't have any experience with Immunox on carnivorous plants, so I can't give you a recommendation ...
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| Nepenthes | 10/5/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: They are both healthy plants with 8-10 Green Leaves on each, But each plant only has 2-3 Pitchers. ...
A: Cutting a leaf off will not harm the plant overall. Usually it is the lower leaves that begin ...
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| N. burkei and ramispina as lowlanders. | 10/4/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I noted that you list N. bukei and ramispina as not requiring cool nights. In particular, do you ...
A: The terms highland and lowland are really arbitrary and do not account for individual growth habits. ...
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| Drosera care | 10/4/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I recently found sundew that was washed down Table mountain in Cape Town RSA. I have identified it ...
A: I do not know anything about Bonsai trees. I specialize specifically in carnivorous plants. There ...
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| Dew threads | 10/4/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: How can you tell the difference between the Giant Dewthread and the common dewthread? I've read ...
A: If you have both known varieties, but lost the tags, then it'll be easier to help you tell them ...
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| Nepenthes | 10/4/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I just had a question as to whether there was such a thing as "Dwarf" Nepenthes. I have seen a ...
A: Dwarf Nepenthes is quite relative. In the orchid world, there are dwarf or miniature orchids, but ...
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| alata stem getting big and splitting | 10/4/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Someone gave me a giant n.alata ( I think its one of the deroose ones you've mentioned). There are ...
A: Yes, it's likely that what you have is the Deroose Alata. This particular hybrid is extremely easy ...
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| broken miranda pitcher bud | 10/4/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: My miranda was starting to grow its second pitcher, and someone in my house shut the window on the ...
A: Sorry to say this, but once a damage occurs, it's permanent. Fortunately, this particular hybrid ...
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| Alice Sundew Drosera Aliciae | 10/3/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I recently found sundew that was washed down Table mountain in Cape Town RSA. I have identified it ...
A: No, never fertilize carnivorous plants. Fertilizers generally kill carnivorous plants unless you ...
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| Repotting Nepenthes | 10/3/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I need to repot a nepenthes from a 3" to a 4-6" pot. It is currently planted in live sphagnum moss ...
A: Nepenthes are tolerant of repotting. The easiest way to repot a Nepenthes would be to clip the old ...
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| Nepenthes | 10/3/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: They are both healthy plants with 8-10 Green Leaves on each, But each plant only has 2-3 Pitchers. ...
A: Nepenthes always grow only one pitcher per leaf. Each pitcher will last several months with the ...
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| Question about Sphagnum | 10/3/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I ordered your Live Sphagnum capillifolium and I'm wondering will there be care instructions for ...
A: Caring for sphagnum moss is very straight forward. As long as you keep it damp at all times, it'll ...
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| gibberelic acid | 10/3/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I ordered some D madagascariensis and d paradoxa seeds, these seeds have probably been stored for a ...
A: With your seeds, you won't need to use GA3 (gibberilic acid) at all. It's useful with temperate ...
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| sulfur fungicide for sarracenia and dormancy | 10/3/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I am getting prepared to put my plants in dormancy by using the cooler method and packaging peanuts. ...
A: I'm not familiar with this particular brand, but the percentage isn't much of an issue. Just make ...
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| Darlingtonia | 10/3/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I rescued this spring a Darlingtonia from certain death. After a few weeks new growth began to come ...
A: One unusual feature about Darlingtonia is that it's first pitcher of the growing season will often ...
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| Alice Sundew Drosera Aliciae | 10/2/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I recently found sundew that was washed down Table mountain in Cape Town RSA. I have identified it ...
A: That does look like D. alicia. Good going, they look like healthy plants. Most sundews do like a ...
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| venus flytraps | 10/2/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I have lots of quarter inch size or smaller traps on most of the 10 flytraps. I see much larger ...
A: It sounds like a combination of factors might be at work here. Since you have had the plants for a ...
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| two Sarracenia questions | 10/2/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Well, maybe more than two! First, I have three sarracenia growing together in a porcelain pan, which ...
A: Yes, wait until early spring to separate and repot your Sarracenia. If you break up the rhizome ...
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| Nepenthes dormancy | 10/2/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: This is my first year with carnivorous plants and I have had great success and would like to keep it ...
A: Nepenthes are tropical plants that will not need a dormant period. Best bet is to keep them iside in ...
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| identification problems | 10/2/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Hey, I recently bought three Nepenthes a while ago and I don't know what are species they are. One ...
A: Based on your photograph, I'd say that this plant is Nepenthes alata x (alata x ventricosa). You ...
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| Dormacy. | 10/2/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I live in Canada, and I have a Venus Flytrap. The weather here is becoming colder and colder, and ...
A: In this case I'll need to know where in Canada you live. You see the weather in Vancouver is much ...
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