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| Sarracenia | 8/28/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Hey, Sorry about the last pic. Hopefully this one will work. If not maybe you have an e-mail ...
A: This plant also looks just fine. I see lots of healthy new growth. In the photo the browning ...
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| Carnivorous Miranda | 8/27/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I purchased the Miranda in Fl.I came home an had it transplanted at a local nursery ..I don't think ...
A: You can visit our website or most other carnivorous plant specialty nursery for Nepenthes mix. In ...
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| darlingtonia | 8/27/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I live in Walnut Cove, NC zone 7. I have two questions. First of all how come no crossbreeds between ...
A: Darlingtonia and Sarracenia are relatives, but have developed down very different paths. They ...
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| sand | 8/27/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I don't know if you have any experience in Drosophyllum, but i have heard it needs sand in its soil ...
A: I've successfully grown several Drosophyllum over the last two years. Washed play sand is fine. ...
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| Nepenthes Ventricosa | 8/27/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: on one of the pitchers it started to turn black around the lip an speading downward,the plant is on ...
A: That simply sounds like a pitcher that is at the end of it's life. Remember that a pitcher on a ...
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| Sarracenia | 8/26/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Hey, Sorry about the last pic. Hopefully this one will work. If not maybe you have an e-mail ...
A: That plant looks fantastic. Many folks would be jealous to have an S. rubra alabamensis that looks ...
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| sundews and aphids | 8/26/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: my spoon leaf sundews have looked great all summer. i noticed one showing a bit of apparent ...
A: Definitely spread the seeds out. I usually roll the seedpod between my fingers over a piece of ...
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| sundews and aphids | 8/26/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: my spoon leaf sundews have looked great all summer. i noticed one showing a bit of apparent ...
A: That's a pretty good treatment. You may just need to do a repeat spraying a week later depending ...
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| Propagating Sundews | 8/26/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I'm propagating some tropical sundews from leaf cuttings. Could you tell me, what watering method I ...
A: You can either use the tray method, or a full enclosure that won't require much water. Just keep ...
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| Replanting bogs | 8/25/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have come to the conclusion that the drainage holes in my outdoor bogs are too low and that unless ...
A: When to redo your bog may just depend on your weather. I would lean towards the spring replanting ...
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| Butterwort died while everything else is thriving... | 8/25/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I am in Utah and have had all of my plants for a year or so now (primrose butterwort, 2 flytraps, ...
A: I don't think you did anything wrong. Pinguicula primuliflora is notorious for just up and dying ...
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| Judith Hindle and cockroach | 8/24/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: To months ago I bought a Judith Hindle from home depot and they have been growing well for the last ...
A: This happens from time to time when a plant catches a really big bug or lots of bugs. Just cut off ...
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| Sarracenia | 8/24/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Its Justin from san diego once again. This time I have a concern regarding my sarracenia. Last ...
A: Since all of your plants are showing similar symptoms, and the water is good, it's probably just ...
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| cape sundew | 8/24/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: i recently received a typical cape sundew and after about a week the new leaves that appeared were ...
A: Depending upon what the curling looks like it could be a couple different causes. If the curling is ...
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| Sarracenia Flava | 8/22/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: My Sarracenia Flava has just now flowered. I live in Florida and the hurricane is comming so I have ...
A: Sarracenia flava normally flowers in early spring. It will sometimes send up a flower in late ...
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| new lights, and purple pitcher | 8/22/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Just a few hours ago I purchased some new fluorescent lights under which to grow my carnivorous ...
A: I hate to give you bad news. The mix you used is inappropriate for carnivorous plants. The ...
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| butterwort & sundew | 8/22/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: i live in south carolina where venus flytraps are native. i have had a few of the same & pitcher ...
A: They most certainly would since we grow all of our North American plants outdoors. The are fully ...
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| N. Truncata Hybrid growth | 8/22/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have been keeping my Nepenthes outside during the summer months. Unfortunately, during a strong ...
A: You need to wait until they have formed enough of a stem that you can make a cut between leaf nodes. ...
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| cape sundew | 8/22/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have had 2 cape sundews for at least 4 years. The both live in the house situated in a sunny ...
A: Cape sundews definitely can be outdoors during the summer, but they are a tropical plant. Having ...
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| Light for Pings | 8/21/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: How much light does it take, in watts, to bring out color in Pings? I have some of the colorful ...
A: Those compact florescent lights do put out a lot more heat then the shop lights. The only way you ...
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| Light for Pings | 8/21/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: How much light does it take, in watts, to bring out color in Pings? I have some of the colorful ...
A: You can use stronger lights than that. You can place a set of 40 watt shop light tubes over them. I ...
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| Cutting/Trimming Flytraps | 8/21/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: When the leaves turn black, do I cut only the leaf or at the base? Sometimes the base is black, ...
A: I just cut off whatever is dead. One trick is to wait until the trap is almost completely blackened ...
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| N. spectabilis | 8/21/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Does Nepenthes spectabilis grow well in western Oregon? Will you have any for sale sometime?
A: They can grow ok, but are definitely a bit more challenging than many other Nepenthes species. They ...
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| Pyrethrum | 8/21/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I just got a bottle of a product called "Don't Bug Me" which contains Pyrethrum. Will my plants be ...
A: Don't kill those little worms inside the N. ventricosa pitchers unless they seem to be harming the ...
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| Kind of cps are they? | 8/21/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: about 4 days ago I bought 2 cps. Can't know what kind they are. One is a drosera...very small and ...
A: The first plants look like seedlings of Darlingtonia californica, the Cobra plant. I hate to be the ...
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| Sarracenia | 8/20/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Its Justin from san diego once again. This time I have a concern regarding my sarracenia. Last ...
A: Excessively dry conditions combined with wind can do this. Also, I found that hard water will do ...
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| Sarracenia | 8/20/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Its Justin from san diego once again. This time I have a concern regarding my sarracenia. Last ...
A: This happens periodically and is normal. I understand it happens in the wild also. We often see a ...
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| brown spots on pitchers | 8/20/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I read your care sheets on Sarracenia. And this is the first time I ever Successfully grown a ...
A: As pitchers age this isn't unusual. The most common cause of this is the plant catching lots of ...
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| kind of carniv. plant is it? | 8/19/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: about 3 days ago I bought 2 cps. Can't know what kind they are. One is a drosera ??? but the ...
A: For some reason the picture didn't come through. Try resubmitting the question and photo. Make ...
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| Pyrethrum | 8/19/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I just got a bottle of a product called "Don't Bug Me" which contains Pyrethrum. Will my plants be ...
A: This insecticide should be just fine. Pyrethrins breaks down on exposure to UV light. It has a ...
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| new lights, and purple pitcher | 8/19/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Just a few hours ago I purchased some new fluorescent lights under which to grow my carnivorous ...
A: This is one of the reasons, high price being the other, that we don't recommend the plant spectrum ...
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| Aquatic worms? | 8/18/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: I recently acquired a flytrap and a cape sundew from an online retailer, both in pre-mixed pots. ...
A: Since they are so small I would bet that they are difficult to identify. The worm like motion seems ...
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| Despite sulfur, cotton-like fungus killing seeds | 8/18/2008 | Christopher Littrell |
Q: Greetings! Several weeks ago, I planted four small planters with about 15-20 (total) Dionaea ...
A: Fungus is an ever present problem when trying to grow plants from seeds. The fungus can and will ...
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| lance leaf rescue from lowes | 8/18/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: this weekend i found a large lance leaf suffering in lowes, i rescued it. it was taller than normal, ...
A: If the Spoon-leaf sundew looks really good, it could be that the sun in that window is exceptionally ...
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| lance leaf rescue from lowes | 8/18/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: this weekend i found a large lance leaf suffering in lowes, i rescued it. it was taller than normal, ...
A: Definitely cut the plant all the way back to the soil. They are often so weak after coming out of ...
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| Well Water & Green House in Winter | 8/18/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: Newbie here, bought your e-book & a whole lotta plants, I'm shocked at the video with plants outside ...
A: That type of greenhouse would be a simple cold frame. It is fine for Sarracenia and flytraps when ...
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| P. primuliflora in full sun or not | 8/18/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: primuliflora in full direct sunlight for 4 to 6 hours with out shade. Will this harm or affect the ...
A: Pinguicula primuliflora does best with partial shade. I like to place some other plants around them ...
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| Sarracenia Question | 8/17/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: One of my Sarracenias is doing so well, that its pitcher is turning brown on the sides from having ...
A: This is a very common occurrence. Just cut off the top of the pitcher, but leave the lower portion ...
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| change water?/open house date? | 8/16/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I have had your "Tropical mix" for about 2 months now, and all the sundews are doing great. But how ...
A: There's no hard fast rule for this. It's really more of an aesthetic thing than problem for the ...
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| red dragon | 8/16/2008 | Sarracenia Northwest |
Q: I just got my red dragon fly trap and it is kind of wilted. All its traps and leaves are resting on ...
A: Just find a sunny spot for your flytrap outside and make sure you're keeping it wet. Use rainwater ...
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