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| Subject | Date Asked |
| brown spots | 2/11/2012 |
| Q: I noticed brown spots on growth tips ang new/young leaves of my neps. I have a few plants with this. ... A: I picture would help me have a clearer idea of what insects these may be, especially since you may ... | |
| Permanent Potting? | 2/7/2012 |
| Q: In the wild, carnivorous plants will grow in one spot for their entire lives, right? They never get ... A: First, some container plant basics. A plant growing in a container is nothing like growing in the ... | |
| Death cube | 2/7/2012 |
| Q: I just bought some dormant plants from a death cube at lowes. The instructions said to plant in the ... A: This is probably fine, but be 100% certain that they will not freeze in your refrigerator at all. ... | |
| Nepenthes with Brown Spots on Leaves | 2/6/2012 |
| Q: I left my plants in the care of a house sitter during an extended holiday trip. Despite going over ... A: It looks like the plant may have had inconsistent watering, or too much water. I noticed the media ... | |
| Nepenthes not getting bigger | 2/6/2012 |
| Q: I live in Oklahoma and am growing a nepenthes copelandii, sanguinea, and ventricosa in a south ... A: Since your plants look good, and your growing conditions are good, food is probably what they need. ... | |
| D. capensis dying | 2/4/2012 |
| Q: I have a D. capensis that used to be beautiful and big, from two months to now it began to ... A: This looks very much like hard water damage. What kind of bottled water are you using? Many ... | |
| sulphur | 2/3/2012 |
| Q: ! Okay tis question may not be about plants but how much water should you mix with sulfur (I have ... A: Since mixtures of powdered sulfur can vary, you need to follow the directions on the package. It's ... | |
| venus fly trap | 1/30/2012 |
| Q: I have bad news. during the winter i put my fly trap in the fidge for winter. but the fridge got way ... A: The devil is in the details on this one. If your flytrap was allowed to go dormant outside before ... | |
| Nepenthes Indigestion? | 1/29/2012 |
| Q: A few days ago, i notice that two mold-like spots on the pichter's liquid of my brother's Nepenthes ... A: What you're seeing is pretty normal. When a pitcher gets lots of insects at once, you will ... | |
| supplemental warmth | 1/28/2012 |
| Q: My house is unheated, and many of my plants slow down for the winter. For the plants that do not ... A: A heating pad will work quite well, and they do make all sorts of under tank heaters for reptiles ... | |
| Warm winter in Mass | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: Hey guys, First off I would like to say that because of your guy's ebook I have successfully gone ... A: What I would do is uncover and check your plants. Give them a fungicide spray, inspect for any ... | |
| bare-rooted but no soil | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: I just got a Cephalotus and two Venus flytraps in the mail barerooted. The problem is that I ... A: Do you have any idea from a tracking number or the nursery on how long it should be? If they ... | |
| Lava Rock | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: Can 5/16 inch lava rock be used as a substitute for perlite in a peat mix for Drosera, Sarracenia, ... A: That should work just fine. Just be sure it is lava rock (scoria/cinder) and not something like ... | |
| D. Drosera burmannii a lot of leaves dieing all at once | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, My Drosera burmannii has a lot of leaves suddenly dieing all at once. I thought that ... A: D. burmannii definitely likes full sun and warm conditions. Even though some varieties are nearly ... | |
| winter leaves | 1/25/2012 |
| Q: I have a pinguicula moranensis growing in a west window. I have just realized that it is beggining ... A: Very normal. I find that many of the Mexican Pings start going dormant in the late winter as ... | |
| Hen and Chick sundew | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, I recently repotted my Hen and chick sundew. It hasn't fully recovered. Its is a bit ... A: Looks like your plant needs to be closer to the lights. Drosera prolifera gets a nice red color on ... | |
| Brocchinia reducta | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Can Brocchinia reducta be grown in a similar fashion as Heliamphora considering they come from the ... A: Nepenthes mix is the best for Brocchinia. The fast draining mix would be fine, but it dries out ... | |
| Nepenthes Mira not producing any pictures | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, I got the nepenthes Mira a few months ago and its hasn't been producing pitchers. It ... A: N. singalana is a slightly easier grower than Mira. We have nice looking Singalanas without too ... | |
| Red Spider Mites | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Hey Jeff, I was wondering what brand of "bug killing strip" you said to put in the aquarium with ... A: Here's a couple links: Pest Strip: ... | |
| Nepenthes Mira not producing any pictures | 1/23/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, I got the nepenthes Mira a few months ago and its hasn't been producing pitchers. It ... A: Nepenthes mira is very much a highlander. If possible make sure the plant gets a cool-down at ... | |
| Brocchinia reducta | 1/23/2012 |
| Q: Can Brocchinia reducta be grown in a similar fashion as Heliamphora considering they come from the ... A: Yes. The biggest difference is that Brocchinia is much less fussy than Heliamphora. Also, treat ... | |
| D. Multi fida root cutting when do I repot | 1/23/2012 |
| Q: Allexpers, I have a question when do you transfer the root cutting into another pot? I got one of ... A: Even though I can't see anything on the photo, the time to transplant these is when they look like ... | |
| n pitchers | 1/21/2012 |
| Q: It seems that my Nepenthes produce more pitchers on the side away from the window. They are in a ... A: This is very common. Nepenthes often produce their pitchers away from the sun. The pitchers ... | |
| RE: "tentacle curling" | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: Strangely the tentacle curling has "disappeared" I checked this morning and the leaves are now ... A: That would do it. Spraying anything on sundew leaves can make them roll their tentacles inward. ... | |
| Pests of Sarracenia | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: I had a question pertaining to pests of Sarracenia. Do you guys ever have any trouble with ... A: We seem to have a moth in the Pacific Northwest similar to Exyra, or they are introduced. They pop ... | |
| Drosera Burmannii | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: Is it possible to vegetatively reproduce Drosera Burmannii via leaf cuttings or root cuttings? Does ... A: Many, if not most, sundews have a type of flower called a raceme where the flowers develop from the ... | |
| Frequency of watering | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: I purchased a Drosophyllum from you guys not too long ago and I have a question about watering. How ... A: They should be fine outdoors in Southern California. If you do think it's possible that you might ... | |
| Drosera Dichotoma | 1/19/2012 |
| Q: I just got my 4 plants I ordered from you guys last week today. However, I am a tad confused about ... A: When any of the D. binata forms are young they have fewer forks. They all look pretty similar until ... | |
| Drosera filiformis | 1/19/2012 |
| Q: I got a Drosera filiformis 'Florida Giant' and a filiformis 'Red' from you guys during one of your ... A: A garage window should be perfect. Just watch for mold. Having said that, however, we are in a ... | |
| Cold window. | 1/19/2012 |
| Q: As we get into the cooler parts of the winter mywindow has been getting colder and colder. After ... A: Artificial lighting would be my first suggestion, that way you don't have to have them in the window ... | |
| Drosera filiformis | 1/18/2012 |
| Q: I got a Drosera filiformis 'Florida Giant' and a filiformis 'Red' from you guys during one of your ... A: The Florida Giant Dewthread comes from the Florida panhandle, and is rated as a zone #8 (like us ... | |
| Repot Yet? | 1/18/2012 |
| Q: Hey guys Jason from AZ here. I'm wondering about one of my fly traps. The plant seems to be waking ... A: If you think you may still get a frost, I would wait. I'm guessing by the time you get to the end ... | |
| Frequency of watering | 1/17/2012 |
| Q: I purchased a Drosophyllum from you guys not too long ago and I have a question about watering. How ... A: With your Drosophyllum, you have to use your judgement during the summer depending on your ... | |
| D. dichotoma - Giant Staghorn Sundew | 1/17/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, The D. dichotoma - Giant Staghorn Sundew that I got a year ago from you guys. Has come ... A: To clarify what I mean by taking a root cutting, what we do is cut healthy roots into 1" pieces then ... | |
| D. dichotoma - Giant Staghorn Sundew | 1/16/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, The D. dichotoma - Giant Staghorn Sundew that I got a year ago from you guys. Has come ... A: If it looks like a fungus of some sort you need to treat. In this kind of situation, sulfur will be ... | |
| 'Pea Gravel' | 1/15/2012 |
| Q: So I went to the pet store and bought this bag of aquarium gravel so that I could put 2 inches on ... A: This stuff is fine for this purpose. Most aquarium gravel is just epoxy coated rock and it pretty ... | |
| Drooping Nepenthes Lids | 1/13/2012 |
| Q: I have a few Nepenthes that have some pitcher lids that are drooping. There doesn't seem to be any ... A: It looks like you have a couple things going on here. With your N. khasiana I see a couple of good ... | |
| Nepenthese | 1/12/2012 |
| Q: Is your guys nepenthes ampullaria x rafflesiana You had the same as nepenthes Hookeriana. And i ... A: I need a bit more information before I can properly assist you. There are many factors that affect ... | |
| Spathulata species | 1/12/2012 |
| Q: For once I am coming to you with a straightforwards question. Aren't you relieved, haha. Anyways, I ... A: If you got this at Lowe's it's the tropical Australian form. All of the mass produced ones come ... | |
| Plant conditions and lighting | 1/11/2012 |
| Q: Can the P. Gigantea thrive as a windowsill plant? Or is that too little light? I currently have a 4 ... A: If you have a good, unobstructed south window P. gigantea would be very happy there. Butterworts ... | |
| Heliaphora Water/Humidity questions | 1/11/2012 |
| Q: I've just purchased my first heliaphora plant today and have a couple of questions. I understand ... A: Room temperature water is just fine. Since it's summer for you, chilling the water some could be ... | |
| Buried Sundew | 1/11/2012 |
| Q: While my family was moving, one of my relatives helping out accidentally knocked over the pot that ... A: Interesting. Different wells on the island must have different water quality. I tested tap water ... | |
| Terrariums | 1/11/2012 |
| Q: I would have replied to the reply you sent me, but it would not allow me to. Thus, I am here making ... A: I'm not too surprised that you've run into the deficit of "common knowledge" on carnivorous plants. ... | |
| misting Nepenthes | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: I have a question regarding misting Nepenthes. I know that misting Nepenthes or any other potted ... A: One of the things I've noticed over the years answering people's questions about Nepenthes are ... | |
| Multiple Cephs in one pot | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: I recently purchased two 10-inch self-watering pots from Home Depot to transplant some of my ... A: Using those size pots for the plants you're putting in them is going to be just fine. Cephalotus ... | |
| Buried Sundew | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: While my family was moving, one of my relatives helping out accidentally knocked over the pot that ... A: If you can dig it out and get it planted on the surface it should be fine. This won't be any ... | |
| Hen an Chick Sundew | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. I have a question of wonderment about the Hen an Chick Sundew. Is it ... A: It is pretty common for Drosera prolifera to have two or three upright leaves that will be nice and ... | |
| Drosera 'Unknown' | 1/9/2012 |
| Q: In July of 2011 I received 6 Drosera species, and of the 6 one was labeled "Pretty Rosette", yet I ... A: The photo is a bit fuzzy, but this looks like Drosera burmanii. D. burmanii is an annual, and you ... | |
| Green house. | 1/8/2012 |
| Q: WOW!!!! i am so lucky. After talking to my mom i told here how i was wanting to open a carnivorouse ... A: Our tropical greenhouses are these: ... | |
| Ventricosa 2 | 1/8/2012 |
| Q: I put a thermometer/hygrometer in the 10gal. tank. I was surprised. In the daytime with sun, the ... A: Your tank may have been making the day temperatures a bit high. If you are still using the lights, ... | |
| Plant of the month club | 1/8/2012 |
| Q: I purchased a hardy plant of the month club. Since my first plant arrives soon, January and I'm in ... A: From what I see on the Weather Channel, you are having daytime temperatures in the 40's and 50's and ... | |
| Nepenthes platychila | 1/8/2012 |
| Q: Hey guys! I have a N. platychila that's been growing with me for about 9 months. It's been a ... A: You may have either scale or thrips. Spray it with your Bayer spray. Check the label for the ... | |
| Nepenthes Ventricosa wilting | 1/7/2012 |
| Q: I got a Nepenthes Ventricosa from you about 4 years ago. I live in northern New Jersey. I keep it ... A: It looks like you have developed root rot. The soil mix you're using is a bit heavy for Nepenthes. ... | |
| Nepenthes | 1/6/2012 |
| Q: Since i grow a few of my nepenthes in my west window would it be ok to build a little fixture with ... A: Most likely not. Glass blocks about 80% of UV light, so when they are indoors it doesn't tend to be ... | |
| Cephalotus | 1/6/2012 |
| Q: I just got my baby Cephalotus plants from eBay in the mail two days ago. My question is can I ... A: They don't form stolons the way Darlingtonia does where they travel quite a distance from the parent ... | |
| N-Mirranda soil | 1/6/2012 |
| Q: I got a rooted cutting from Home Depot a few monts back. It's in a sunny south window and is doing ... A: Definitely add some extra media. I like to do within 1" of the top of the pot. I usually don't ... | |
| Cephalotus | 1/6/2012 |
| Q: I just got my baby Cephalotus plants from eBay in the mail two days ago. My question is can I ... A: Shipping can definitely cause some wilting of pitchers from the rapid temperature and humidity ... | |
| Wintering on the "flotilla" | 1/5/2012 |
| Q: Last summer when we were away for several weeks I made a "flotilla" of sheet styrofoam to hold my ... A: Winter across the country has been unusually warm. If your freezes have been short and ... | |
| Re-potting | 1/5/2012 |
| Q: I was considering re-potting a few of my Highland Nepenthes and I am also receiving a few more in ... A: Many growers do use just straight sphagnum moss for their Nepenthes. It works great for awhile, but ... | |
| leaf curlying and very floppy pitchers | 1/5/2012 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes alata x luzon that i ordered from e bay it has just arrived a few days ago and ... A: Floppy pitchers and leaves means water loss in some fashion. You're probably dealing with problems ... | |
| Nepenthes Growing End of Shoot Blackened | 1/4/2012 |
| Q: I'm writing regarding a Nepenthes that I've owned for about eight or nine years. (I'm not sure ... A: Chances are your plant is just fine. I can see from the photo (Thank-you!) that this is a Nepenthes ... | |
| Drosera burmanii failing to thrive | 1/3/2012 |
| Q: To avoid leaving anything out, I will use your bullet points as a guide. 1) Drosera burmanii 2) The ... A: Your temperatures are a strong possible culprit here. This plant likes it a bit warmer, as opposed ... | |
| N. Sanguinea | 1/3/2012 |
| Q: The picture would help! A: Hey Guys, Jason from AZ here. I wrote to you about a month ago about deformed leaves on my ... | |
| Drosera Rotundifolia | 1/3/2012 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a Drosera Rotundifolia that is coming out of dormancy a bit early, or at least ... A: Your D. binata dichotoma would be fine if you put it under a light. They don't seem to mind a very ... | |
| Nepenthes Rajah | 1/1/2012 |
| Q: I've had this N. rajah for about 6 months now. It hasn't increased in size at all and looks the ... A: Most of what you're experiencing is because it's summer. We find our rajah's grow very little ... | |
| Wilted Cephalotus | 1/1/2012 |
| Q: I received a medium Cephalotus from you all a couple days ago. I sent in an e-mail asking about the ... A: I have to agree with Jacob. This looks like older pitchers just reaching the end of their lifespan. ... | |
| Diagnosis QoH x KoS | 12/31/2011 |
| Q: I just received a QoH x KoS (I know the name has changed But I can't remember it)via mail order and ... A: Your conditions are great. This is classic cold damage that was probably incurred during shipping. ... | |
| Heliamphora nutans x heterodoxa | 12/30/2011 |
| Q: My indoor plants are on my south facing window. (3 highland Neps, D. aliciae, D. multifida, ... A: Even though it may have not be obvious, some kind of fungus is most likely what took out part of ... | |
| Maxsea fertlizer/Superthrive | 12/30/2011 |
| Q: I had a question about using Maxsea fertilizer and Superthrive together. Would it do more harm than ... A: For those species it will be just fine. They will benefit from regular, weak fertilization, and ... | |
| Growing Drosera Indoors. | 12/29/2011 |
| Q: Would using compact fluorescent light spiral bulbs, be better than using shop light fluorescent ... A: Shoplight type fixtures are actually superior. CFL's produce light in a small area, and are hotter ... | |
| Rooting Hormone | 12/28/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, What are some of the chemicals in rooting hormone that are good for getting platelets, ... A: The hormones spoken most highly of are liquid dip types such as "Dip and Grow", or gel types such as ... | |
| D. Alicia cutting back question | 12/28/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about whether or not you can cut back a drosera Alicia, like you ... A: D. aliciae responds well to decapitation. You should get several new shoots after doing that. Be ... | |
| D. regia | 12/27/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I purchased a Drosera regia from your nursery at the beginning of the month and have a ... A: We keep our regia's a little on the dry side. We will water them from the top, then leave a little ... | |
| Nepenthes lights | 12/27/2011 |
| Q: sorry about that inconviniounce about not giving you much info on those lights.However after read ... A: What we use here in the nursery, and I have used for decades, are simple two-tube shoplight type ... | |
| raising the humidity in a fish bowl terrarium | 12/27/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. I have Mirabilis x rafflesiana in a ... A: Try using a pea gravel bed below the plant. Keep a little distilled water in the gravel, and it ... | |
| butter wort Identification | 12/27/2011 |
| Q: Can you help me Identification these butter worts. I know that the butter wort on the right is ... A: Just from the color and shape I would say it could be P. gigantea. However, I.D. of pings is very ... | |
| pitcher lids wilting ? | 12/22/2011 |
| Q: I have had this n sanguinea orange plant for about a month now and I bought it with one medium sized ... A: Pitchers on Nepenthes are actually part of the leaf. Just like a leaf on any plant, they eventually ... | |
| Nepenthes | 12/21/2011 |
| Q: I'm not quite sure which type it is, but I saw another photo and think it may be a Nepenthes ... A: You're plant actually looks fine. I would say it is Nepenthes sanguinea. The color is fairly ... | |
| Lighting for CP's | 12/21/2011 |
| Q: I am planning on getting two T12 four foot, four light, fixtures and putting (SYLVANIA 2-Pack ... A: The two-fixture light set-up you're proposing to do is very similar to what we use on shelves when ... | |
| watering reservoir | 12/21/2011 |
| Q: I was looking for a device that I could use to water cobra lilies that would mimic slow moving water ... A: You want the water running all of the time. In nature Darlingtonia are usually found in springs, ... | |
| watering reservoir | 12/21/2011 |
| Q: I was looking for a device that I could use to water cobra lilies that would mimic slow moving water ... A: This looks like a great device. It's designed to be a vacation watering system for regular plants, ... | |
| Nepenthes Red and Black Leaves | 12/20/2011 |
| Q: This Nepenthes has been in a large indoor terrarium for about 9 months. I do not know what species ... A: Since all your plants seem to be having similar problems, it really seems like your soil is the ... | |
| Nepenthes leaf changes | 12/20/2011 |
| Q: This Nepenthes bicalcarata has been in a large indoor terrarium for about 9 months. It has been fine ... A: It looks like your soil is too wet, combined with possibly too much peat moss in the mix. Nepenthes ... | |
| Venus fly trap soil. | 12/20/2011 |
| Q: Is it possible to de fertilize miricale grow peat moss? And would eco eart(crushed coconut husk) be ... A: You probably could, but you would need a large supply of low-mineral water, and if you tap water ... | |
| Acclimating plants from death cube | 12/19/2011 |
| Q: I just bought one of those carnivorous plant death cubes, but one thing was different about it: the ... A: What I'm going to recommend is that you move these plants to a window in the house. The reason is ... | |
| Self-propagation in carnivorous plants | 12/19/2011 |
| Q: I recently re-potted my Drosera Binata and accidentally cut off a two inch root. However, in the ... A: What you just did with your D. binata is known as a root cutting. We do hundreds of those every ... | |
| frozen plants | 12/18/2011 |
| Q: Last night my town had a huge frost and I left my plants (sarr and flytrap) outside. This morning I ... A: How cold did it get? Is this really the first freeze you've had this winter? I checked your ... | |
| Cephulots pot ( australian pitcher plant) | 12/17/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Would a plastic self watering pot okay for Cephulotus? I planning on repotting the ... A: I haven't used one of these pots in quite awhile. It just depends on how wet they keep the soil. ... | |
| Nepenthes Repotting | 12/16/2011 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes Sanguinea that has been growing for the last 3 years in a 3 in plastic pot. The ... A: To get the fuller, bushier appearance you need to cut the plant back. Nepenthes sanguinea will ... | |
| Drosera Multi fida | 12/15/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, You said that the Drosera Multi fida will comeback from the roots. I have 2 crowns ... A: New growth will take the form of little green buds that will eventually start to unfurl little ... | |
| Carnivorous plants in Baja California, Mexico | 12/15/2011 |
| Q: Has anyone thoroughly explored the Baja California area of Mexico for carnivorous plants, ... A: Just because of the sheer arid climate in Baja carnivorous plants are not likely to be common. ... | |
| King Sundew | 12/15/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys, Jason from AZ here. As you know I ordered a King Sundew from you and it should arrive ... A: Everything sounds good. Send me a photo if you get a chance. You also might try using a few ... | |
| King Sundew | 12/14/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys, Jason from AZ here. As you know I ordered a King Sundew from you and it should arrive ... A: Your leaf-tip browning could be low humidity, but you would see it on your Cape Sundews also. Your ... | |
| Drosera regia | 12/14/2011 |
| Q: My question pertains to Drosera regia (King Sundew). I have some seedlings that I am wanting to ... A: We get good results from using 2 parts perlite to one part peat moss. They do like a course mix ... | |
| R.O. | 12/13/2011 |
| Q: Can you tell me what type of R.O. system you use. ( or what you recommend) Because I have A HUGE ... A: We use a GE Merlin R.O. System here at the nursery. They can do 700 gallons a day. I retrofitted ... | |
| Pygmy Sundews | 12/12/2011 |
| Q: Can you tell me that is going on with my Pygmy Sundews? Some are perfectly fine while some have all ... A: At 146ppm your water is without a doubt the problem. At some point all of your sundews are going to ... | |
| Fly Trap in Boston winter. | 12/12/2011 |
| Q: I have recently bought a fly trap from you. Thank you. It arrived a little "tired". I placed it in a ... A: It sounds like the nursery that sold you the plant had them under lights to keep them growing, or ... | |
| What happened to my Drosera multi fida extreama | 12/11/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I emailed my last question asking if the D. Multifida extreama was gone. I look at the ... A: Since the crown of your plant may already be dead, and you're taking root cuttings, I wouldn't ... | |
| cape sundew flowers | 12/11/2011 |
| Q: I have a cape sundew that I purchased early this last summer. Toward the end of the summer, early ... A: Usually Cape sundews bloom like crazy. Here's some things that might help. First, transplant your ... | |
| fertilizing neps | 12/11/2011 |
| Q: Currently I am using a 20 - 10 - 20 of growmore orchid fertilizer on my plants. I use it by ... A: Foliar feeding is great for Nepenthes. If you are adding liquid fertilizer to soil, twice a month ... | |
| Will roots of a Drosera Multi fida extreama | 12/11/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Will the roots of D. Multi Extreama ,Germinate in just distilled water? Will it ... A: They will, but no matter what type of media you use they need to be under bright light. Your CFL's ... | |
| What happened to my Drosera multi fida extreama | 12/11/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I emailed my last question asking if the D. Multifida extreama was gone. I look at the ... A: It does look like the crown has died on this plant. It's common for Fork-leaf sundews to come back ... | |
| nepenthes: no pitchers | 12/9/2011 |
| Q: I've been growing Nepenthes for a couple of years both in a greenhouse & indoors in the Uk. What I ... A: Ahh, the one growing element you didn't tell about in your post, light. 80-90% problems with ... | |
| BUGS?? | 12/8/2011 |
| Q: Let me first start off by saying Thanks for clearing up my confusion on my Bacillus mosquito dunks.. ... A: I didn't see an attached photo, but invariably these are aphids. You can get rid of them with ... | |
| D. filiformis - Red Leaf Dewthread need stratification | 12/7/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, One of my D. filiformis - Red Leaf Dewthread has sent up flowers. I harvested the ... A: The Red Dewthread comes from central Florida which is a zone 9 climate. They do have frosts ... | |
| fungicide ingredient | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: i just want to know that if this is safe to use. i didn't had any problems with it so far. i been ... A: As long as it isn't too strong this is probably fine. I know an orchid grower that used to water ... | |
| Pygmy Sundews | 12/5/2011 |
| Q: Can you tell me that is going on with my Pygmy Sundews? Some are perfectly fine while some have all ... A: My first suspect is your tap water. Most of the mid-west has limestone bedrock, so the water tends ... | |
| Should I read this plant its lasts rights! | 12/5/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, The plant in the picture is a the Drosera Multi extrema that was recently was infected ... A: It doesn't look dead since I can still see red in the crown. Give it some time. Make sure your ... | |
| spider mites | 12/4/2011 |
| Q: Do you know if Liquid Ladybug is safe on carnivorous plants? I am tired of dealing with these spider ... A: I've never used this product. Look at the label to see what the active ingredients are. Check that ... | |
| Follow up question Problem with Cape Sundews | 12/4/2011 |
| Q: Sorry I was not as clear as I could have been Yes, the tank I will be using for my terrarium was ... A: That is a great help. You mentioned something that you didn't say in your first post, and that was ... | |
| Mirabilis x Raffansiana | 12/4/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about whether putting the plant in a fish bowl then putting a light ... A: Both N. rafflesiana and N. mirablis are true lowlanders, and have rather papery leaves. This is a ... | |
| Nepenthes | 12/1/2011 |
| Q: We have lots of stink bugs here in the spring and 5summer, will the pitcher plants eat them? A: They may catch a few. Sarracenia would catch far more. In either case carnivorous plants would be ... | |
| Purchasing Your Temperate Plants in the Winter | 12/1/2011 |
| Q: While I'm interested in taking advantage of your "Black Friday" sales offers for U.S. temperate ... A: Repotting them is fine. Getting them into larger pots is good, and will protect them better when ... | |
| Winterizing Sarracenia in Denver with wide swings in temperature | 12/1/2011 |
| Q: This is my first year growing Sarracenia in the Denver area. They are in planters I can lift but are ... A: I think the crawl space will work. Just trim off the leaves on the trumpet varieties (you can leave ... | |
| D filiformis from seed | 11/29/2011 |
| Q: I wrote to you a while ago regarding whether I should let my Sarracenia, Darlingtonia and Dionaea go ... A: Sundews grow quite a bit faster than the other plants you mentioned, so they tend to form a ... | |
| Problem with Cape Sundews | 11/29/2011 |
| Q: I purchase My Cape Sundews from Home Depot about 7 weeks ago. Develop When I received them, they ... A: That always helps. Most of what you are experiencing here is caused from the transition out of the ... | |
| Fertilizing nepenthes ? | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: I have been growing these beautiful plants for about 4 months now and I have learned so much. But, ... A: The Grow-More fertilizers are great for Nepenthes. Whether or not you spray or soil fertilize ... | |
| Nepenthes Soil | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: I live in san juan, puerto rico and just re-potted my 2 nepenthes (a bicalcarata and a ventricosa) ... A: Your mix sounds fine. A little charcoal is of no harm. It probably just isn't of any particular ... | |
| Growing zone 8 plants in zone 9 | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: Can I grow zone 8 plants, like Venus Fly Traps, in Zone 9? Are there any special things I can do to ... A: Not really. Basic care for Venus Flytraps still applies in zone 9. You still get enough of a ... | |
| roots of Nepenthes | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: I had a question regarding roots of Nepenthes. I know that some highland species of Nepenthes grow ... A: Many times they do. It will depend on the species some. From my experience, this doesn't happen ... | |
| sarracenia browning | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: I have a sarracenia leucophylla that put up 6 beatiful fall pithers for the season. I remember in ... A: It's perfectly normal for them to begin browning now. Many of ours are doing that. It will vary ... | |
| N. Sanguinea | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. Would you take a look at this pic of my Sanguinea and let me know if ... A: Short days/low light can definitely do this. Adding more light should help. Try to get the plant ... | |
| Fertilizing nepenthes ? | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: I have been growing these beautiful plants for about 4 months now and I have learned so much. But, ... A: We currently fertilize our plants once a week with a dilute fertilizer. It's applied as a foliar ... | |
| Deteriorating Cape Sundew | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: I have a mature cape sundew that formerly was doing quite well but now appears to be in decline. I ... A: That always helps. Over the years I've seen Cape Sundews behave like this, and I'm not totally sure ... | |
| Drosera adelae leaves not getting bigger | 11/22/2011 |
| Q: I live I in Oklahoma and have a drosera adelae in a west window that receives two to hree hours of ... A: Drosera adelae tends to get crowded in a pot over a period of time. They choke themselves some from ... | |
| Pots vs minibogs | 11/22/2011 |
| Q: I live in Oklahoma and grow my plants outdoors in a peat perlite mixture using distilled water. I ... A: Yes, without a doubt. Plants almost always do better in larger planters since they have a larger ... | |
| fungus on a Drosera Multifida | 11/20/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, The Drosera Multifida is received its second treatment of both Sulfur and Tebuconazole. ... A: In general, you keep treating it until the problem resolves. Sometimes you may need to apply ... | |
| BUGS | 11/20/2011 |
| Q: I have an collection of venus fly traps that needs some attention. I have dentate, red piranha, ... A: Not sure what they are, but they shouldn't be there. Sometimes soil pests will eat the roots of ... | |
| Mystery nepenthes ? | 11/19/2011 |
| Q: Today I got the chance to go to a nursery and I found these small nepenthes growing in a 3 inch pot ... A: Based on the photo, my best educated guess is Nepenthes ventricosa. It's a common species found in ... | |
| Soil for nepenthes ? | 11/19/2011 |
| Q: I have been growing these plants for almost 4 months now and I have grown them in pure long fiber ... A: Ahh, the quest for the perfect Nepenthes mix. Unfortunately/fortunately it doesn't exist. You'll ... | |
| adequate light for nepenthes | 11/15/2011 |
| Q: My nepenthes ventricosa has been sitting in a south facing window since Sept. and I've been using ... A: Sorry for being a bit slow to answer. I've had a recent family emergency. A partial covering is ... | |
| Super Thrive | 11/15/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. I was wondering if you have ever used Super Thrive when you repotted ... A: Sorry for being a bit slow to answer. I've had a recent family emergency. We frequently use ... | |
| pitcher plant with wilting pitchers | 11/14/2011 |
| Q: i bought a pitcher plant with red upper halfs and green lower halfs right now ever since the new ... A: Loosing pitchers is quite normal when you bring a Nepenthes home since it needs to adjust to new ... | |
| Do Pinguicula grandiflora produce gemma? | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: I have two Pinguicula grandiflora plants that are going dormant right now. I was removing dead leafs ... A: They do, and those are gemmae. They form throughout the winter. I like to harvest them in February ... | |
| adequate light for nepenthes | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: My nepenthes ventricosa has been sitting in a south facing window since Sept. and I've been using ... A: In this situation the fish tank idea could be helpful. It could be that your just not getting quite ... | |
| Drosera multi fida | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I found these white things growing on my plant. I used a sulfur based fungicide on the ... A: So, it sounds like you're using the Bayer 3 in 1. Just follow the application directions for ... | |
| Can Pinguicula moctezumae sunburn? | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: I have a Pinguicula moctezumae that seems to have possible leaf tip burn. My plant sits in a south ... A: You can get some leaf burn if window conditions are especially warm. Easiest thing to do is just ... | |
| Pinguicula moranensis flower problems | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: My Pinguicula moranensis plant has been attempting to produce blooms of late, but the flowers and ... A: I've had this happen in the past with Moranensis. It is usually caused from a couple of things. ... | |
| overwintering Sarracenia in a coldframe | 11/12/2011 |
| Q: I live in zone 5b and I was wondering if it would be good idea to over winter Sarracenia and ... A: Believe it or not, the plants will be better off if you keep them in a less sunny location in the ... | |
| Coffee for my nepenthes? | 11/12/2011 |
| Q: From what Ihave read in numerous forums it has really great effects when used no more than twice a ... A: We've tried coffee a few times in the past with only so-so results. It's not going to hurt the ... | |
| vaibility of Sarracenia seeds | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: I know that many types of seed can be "water tested" to determine vaibility, that is if the seeds ... A: We've never tested this with Sarracenia, but it would be a great tool. I've noticed anecdotally ... | |
| Nepenthes terrarium | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: I know you guys are against terrariums but would this fish tanks fluorescent lamp be enough light ... A: This tank has one 15 watt fluorescent tube. It's not bright enough. You would need a minimum of ... | |
| Crane fly treatment | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: I am growing sarracenia, flytraps, various sundews, and a Darlingtonia in an outside bog in Forest ... A: That should work. Bayer also makes a grub control granule that contains 0.2% imidacloprid for lawns ... | |
| Nepenthes | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: OK!!! For the past month iv been considering plant after plant. to put in my highland indoor green ... A: Those temperatures are great for a Nepenthes rajah. You need to know, however, that rajah is slow ... | |
| dormancy concerns for (very) young vtfs | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: I live in Walnut Cove and my growing zone is 7. I recently purchased some flytraps (probably just ... A: Like any young plant they are going to be more tender, plus they are not established in pots or a ... | |
| Nepenthes jamban | 11/10/2011 |
| Q: In the past, I had purchased a Nepenthes jamban plant from another source. It came without any ... A: This species as actually relatively easy to grow. It seems to be grow well in both highland and ... | |
| Flava | 11/7/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. I'm wondering what to do with my Flava. I have it in my green house ... A: When you say "move it out," I'm assuming that you meant moving the plant outside of the greenhouse ... | |
| Nepenthes Copelandii pitchers opeing prematurely | 11/7/2011 |
| Q: I am growing nepenthes copelandii in Oklahoma, in a south window that receives four or more hours ... A: This is a common problem, even for us. It's not a problem per se, but it is indicative that the ... | |
| planting flytraps this time of year | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: I live in Walnut Cove, NC and my climate growing zone is 7. I just wanted to know what advice you ... A: Typically planting is done in early spring. You can also plant them in fall provided that the ... | |
| Bleaching and unhealthy color in sarracenias | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: I'm Marco Acuńa, from Costa Rica, I grow carnivorous plants for 4 years now, but until this year, ... A: That always helps. It looks like you may have leaf miners. This is a pest that commonly affects ... | |
| Nepenthes copelandii and pitchers opening prematurely | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes copelandii that I've been growing for two years. It is currently in a south ... A: There's a strong possibility this has to do with the onset of winter and short days. If that is the ... | |
| Repotting D. filiformis and other dormant drosera.. | 11/5/2011 |
| Q: My name is Eli and I have been a customer of yours for over two years now. I grow my plants in full ... A: They are not very sensitive at all. I routinely divide crowns of D. filiformis while they are still ... | |
| nepenthes | 11/3/2011 |
| Q: I got a nepenthes but i do not know what type of nepenthes. A: It is Nepenthes alata x (alata x ventricosa). It is a very common hybrid and adapts well to a ... | |
| Albany pitcher plants | 11/2/2011 |
| Q: How long will it take an albany pitcher plant to become medium size. I hear they are very slow ... A: Yes, they do grow very slowly. A seedling will take about 3-5 years to reach medium size, depending ... | |
| Salvaging damaged plants | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: I obtained from you Flytraps (Venus, Cupped, Dente, and Red Dragon) at the beginning of this years ... A: Yes, birds can sometimes be a problem. At one point, jays were ripping open the Sarracenia pitchers ... | |
| Drosophyllum | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: Forest Grove, Oregon. I am getting ready to bring my Drosophyllum in for winter, two 10" terra ... A: Always wait until the last frost of the season has passed before moving plants outdoors. I don't ... | |
| Drosophyllum | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: Forest Grove, Oregon. I am getting ready to bring my Drosophyllum in for winter, two 10" terra ... A: Nice plants! The shop light should be OK as long as you're using it only as a supplement to natural ... | |
| Albany pitcher plant. | 10/30/2011 |
| Q: If i get to order a Albany pitcher plant from u guys as my christmas gift. would it be ok being ... A: What we do is watch the weather forecast for particular areas. If you are having very cold weather, ... | |
| Brocchinia reducta. repotting | 10/30/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about whether i should repot the Brocchinia Reducta that I got ... A: Brocchinia is fine being root-bound in a pot. We've found however, it affects the overall size of ... | |
| Thanks, and another Question | 10/30/2011 |
| Q: You recently gave me some care info on a plant and i just wanted to say thanks!!!! I do have another ... A: Your windowsill sounds fine. Put the plant right up in the window. Don't put it behind the shade ... | |
| I hope this is natural! | 10/29/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I got this Nepenthes Mira from you guys. Its new home is in a window sill. I believe ... A: That always helps. The red spots are on older leaves, and this is natural. Your new growth looks ... | |
| N. Sanguinea | 10/25/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I'm wondering about my Sanguinea and a new forming picture. Is this because of season ... A: As the pitcher first forms on the tendril, it's very sensitive to changes in the environment, such ... | |
| Nepenthes questions | 10/25/2011 |
| Q: I bought this Nepenthes at my local nursery, can you help me ID it? Would you classify it as a ... A: That plant is a common hybrid that we refer to as "Deroose Alata." The actual parentage is ... | |
| flytrap issue? or non issue? | 10/24/2011 |
| Q: i purchases a "medium" sized Colorado giant flytrap in May. it arrived with large healthy traps. i ... A: This helps me out a lot. Based on the information and photo, there are a couple issues that could ... | |
| Leaf Cuttings | 10/24/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys, Jason here from AZ. I have a burmanii Burmese Sundew I got from you. My question is can I ... A: We haven't attempted leaf cuttings on this sundew, so I can't give you a definitive answer. The ... | |
| enquiry about nepenthusus alata | 10/24/2011 |
| Q: I wonder if you can help me with the following My nephenthusus alata has produced a little cup but ... A: The primary reason why this happens is because of large fluctuations in humidity during the time ... | |
| n sanguinea not growing or producing pitchers ? | 10/24/2011 |
| Q: I received this plant about 2 months ago from a carnivorous plant website. It arrived looking very ... A: First and foremost, select one location for your plant and leave it there. Avoid moving your plant ... | |
| drosophyllum soil mix | 10/24/2011 |
| Q: Also my darlingtonia is doing great so if darlingtonia which needs cool nights is growing really ... A: For growing Drosophyllum, we recommend a mix of equal parts peat moss, perlite, pumice and sand. If ... | |
| Venus fly trap sun burn | 10/23/2011 |
| Q: I live in Johannesburg South Africa and I Hope you can help me. Yesterday I purchased three healthy, ... A: That always helps. Unfortunately, I don't want to get your hopes up because plants being left in a ... | |
| is my fluorescent light bulb to much light for my nepenthes? | 10/21/2011 |
| Q: so I brought in my nepenthes plants from outdoors into my bedroom, which is on the westside. I want ... A: If your window faces west, the lighting would be a good supplement to natural sunlight. You ... | |
| Drosophyllum seedling Flowering At only 4 inches tall...??? | 10/20/2011 |
| Q: Any ideas of why this might b occurring? Light source:few compact fluorescent bulbs 4 inches from ... A: This is helpful. In the wild, Drosophyllum flowers in February through May, which means it's ... | |
| repotting primuliflora | 10/19/2011 |
| Q: I just purchased pinguicula primuliflora. Its now in wet peat moss. I want to repot it in the mix ... A: It's best to wait until late winter or early spring to repot your plant. You want to do this while ... | |
| Alternative soil mixes | 10/19/2011 |
| Q: First I'd like to thank you for the help you've offered me in the past. My question this time is ... A: Unfortunately, there isn't a suitable substitute for peat moss when it comes to carnivorous plants. ... | |
| drosera tracyi winter dormancy | 10/19/2011 |
| Q: I have a drosera tracyi that i ordered from you guys around 3 weeks ago.I live in georgia just north ... A: Your region is USDA zone 8, and our nursery is located in USDA zone 8 in Oregon. Our plants have ... | |
| where to place my plants | 10/18/2011 |
| Q: I've got a venus flytrap, and 2 sundews.(drosera capensis and the othere one i have no idea witch ... A: The best thing to do is select the sunniest window you have. Typically a south window will provide ... | |
| Live Long Fiber Sphagnum | 10/17/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I recently purchased some live long fiber sphagnum from a vendor on ebay and it finally ... A: Generally, this isn't an issue since live sphagnum moss rarely harbors pests. However, if you're ... | |
| Carnivorous Plants | 10/14/2011 |
| Q: Can I grow Carnivorous Plants in Zone 5?????????? A: You can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since it sounds like you are new to growing carnivorous plants, consider ... | |
| P. primuflora stunted growth | 10/14/2011 |
| Q: I bought a P. primuflora plant from you a little over a month ago. The others butterworts I bought ... A: That always helps. Unfortunately, your main plant already on it's way out, and you may not be ... | |
| Grow light question for dewy pine. | 10/14/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I went to the K-Mart the other day and I stumbled on upon this grow light. Would ... A: Ahh, I remember trying (stress the "trying") to use these lights to grow carnivorous plants when I ... | |
| topiary | 10/12/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I am doing an art project in school that will involve a topiary, (indoors) I was thinking ... A: I've seen over the last couple of years these beautiful topiary walls at garden centers made from ... | |
| fungicide for cephalotous | 10/12/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I was wondering if the sulfur base fungicide is safe to use on the ceph and how I should ... A: This patchy mold is pretty common on pots of indoor plants, especially as our days get short, and ... | |
| Sarracenia Leucophylla blooming twice | 10/10/2011 |
| Q: my Sarracenia Leucophylla bloomed a few monts ago in the start of summer. Now I see that it is ... A: Nope! This is actually a common occurrence. During the hottest parts of summer, leucophylla, ... | |
| Nepenthes Identification | 10/10/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify this Nepenthes for me? A: It's likely a common hybrid we refer to as Deroose Alata, which is Nepenthes alata x (alata x ... | |
| fertilizing cobra lily seedlings | 10/9/2011 |
| Q: I have some cobra lily seedlings (coastal plain variety) that are a few months old and I was wanting ... A: I haven't used Miracid myself, but based on reports from other growers, I'd avoid using it. Growers ... | |
| something is eating my plants | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: Something is eating my plants. I live in east Texas, I have one Cobra nest hybrid and one ... A: The most common thing critters that munch on Sarracenia leaves and leave chew marks are slugs. You ... | |
| Moss | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, Is this peat moss??? If not is it possible to understand what kind moss this is? Thank you A: Peat moss is partially decomposed sphagnum moss. What you have is dried sphagnum moss, which has ... | |
| Pitchers | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, I recently bought 10 Nepenthes. I know that the transportation could cause them stress and it ... A: I assume you're using 45 watts of actual output. If so, this is fine for Nepenthes. Keep the ... | |
| substitute or recycle Peat Moss | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I am growing a few Mexican Pinguiculas and a Drosera binata on my windowsill and under fluorescent ... A: With specialty items, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and pay for shipping. That's the ... | |
| substitute or recycle Peat Moss | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I am growing a few Mexican Pinguiculas and a Drosera binata on my windowsill and under fluorescent ... A: Yes, many growers are having trouble finding fertilizer-free peat moss. Your situation is quite ... | |
| Drosera Adalea follow up | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: This is my Drosera Adalea, I have had it for about 10 months, have been growing it in the standard ... A: Unfortunately, I don't have any specific diagnosis for your plant. While the roots might seem ... | |
| Sarracenia flava | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I have a sarracenia flava that I've been growing since this summer. I received the plant bareroot, ... A: In this case, a photo would be very helpful to give you a proper diagnosis. But from your detailed ... | |
| nepenthes | 10/5/2011 |
| Q: i recently ordered a nepenthes sanguinea. the plant is about to inches wide and one inch tall. when ... A: It's normal for Nepenthes to drop its pitchers when you change its environment. This is especially ... | |
| Sarracenia & Darlingtonia | 10/5/2011 |
| Q: I keep most of my Sarracenia in one bog pot. However, I have one big one that won't fit in there, so ... A: Whenever planting two different varieties of plants together, always care for the plants according ... | |
| Nepenthes pest? | 10/4/2011 |
| Q: I live in Omaha, Nebraska and I purchased a Nepenthes Poi Dog from you along with several other ... A: You're right. They don't present a problem to the plant. On close inspection of your photo, I ... | |
| Breaking up a Rhizome of 4 Plants. | 10/4/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about breaking up 3 plants and repotting them. The 4 plants are ... A: Do you mean breaking apart the rhizomes now? When you divide the rhizome, the plant needs time to ... | |
| repotting primuliflora | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: I just purchased pinguicula primuliflora. Its now in wet peat moss. I want to repot it in the mix ... A: My only suggestion is time. When it's cooler and darker, Nepenthes will naturally slow down in ... | |
| Dewy pine question | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question concerning a Dew Pine. I got the dewy pine from you guys. I have ... A: It's normal for the bottom portion of the plant to discolor, very much like Nepenthes. This portion ... | |
| Nepenthes | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, I recently bought 10 nepenthes (beginners set). The problem is that i cannot find in internet ... A: For general care, read our care sheet on our main website. http://www.cobraplant.com/caresheets ... | |
| Nepenthes pest? | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: I live in Omaha, Nebraska and I purchased a Nepenthes Poi Dog from you along with several other ... A: You sent a good macro photo, but I didn't see any bugs. Inspect your plant carefully with a hand ... | |
| Baby Cephalotus dead pitchers | 10/1/2011 |
| Q: I am growing a Cephalotus and two pitchers are dead on the plant. The other pitchers are completely ... A: That helps me out a lot. There's nothing wrong with the plant. It's very normal, and sometimes ... | |
| Partial light | 10/1/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, I just bought my Nepenthes and I wanted to ask you: I did a research and I found that many ... A: That is partial light. Even compared to being in dappled light outside, fluorescent lights are not ... | |
| Nepenthes Mirabilis | 9/30/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, I just got my Nepenthes Mirabilis. I wanted to ask which part of the plant sould be in the ... A: Pot it up about 4cm give or take, up the stem. Make sure the roots are fully under the media. I ... | |
| Wilting Pygmy Sundew | 9/29/2011 |
| Q: I ordered and received a pygmy sundew called Drosera Nitidula x Ericksonae back in June or July. ... A: This helps me out a lot. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do for your plant. It's actually ... | |
| plants | 9/29/2011 |
| Q: I have venus flytrap.I give my plant filtered water and I put my venus fly trap in peatmoss.But when ... A: You didn't mention how much sunlight you're giving your plant, and this is extremely important. ... | |
| Nepenthes spieces | 9/29/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, Yeah me again. So, i bought a nepenthes without name. The pitchers are very small but i so ... A: No, you will burn your plant by doing that! 50% shading means a reduction of light intensity by 50% ... | |
| Sundews | 9/28/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys I have a question which sundew would be better for a science fair project Dorsera ... A: This is a bit difficult to answer only because it depends on what you define as speedy growth. Both ... | |
| Nepenthes spieces | 9/28/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, Yeah me again. So, i bought a nepenthes without name. The pitchers are very small but i so ... A: Based on your photo, the pitcher shape and color is most consistent with Nepenthes rafflesiana. For ... | |
| Is my Cephalotus dying? | 9/28/2011 |
| Q: I recently got a Cephalotus plant, its a very small plant. I put it in a 7-8 inch plastic pot with ... A: I can't say for certain if your plant is dying. The only thing I can say is that time will tell. ... | |
| Drosera Adalae Recovery | 9/26/2011 |
| Q: I have a question about my Drosera Adalae. I had asked about this one before and you did tell me ... A: This one is a bit of a challenge to diagnose without actually examining the plant myself. I also ... | |
| care | 9/26/2011 |
| Q: i got my plants under artificial light 6 40 watt cool white lights i got a fork leaf there its 8 ... A: Our recommendations regarding temperature tolerances are based on how the average grower cares for ... | |
| stopping flowering | 9/26/2011 |
| Q: how do i stop my spoonleaf sundew from flowering they are under 40 watt shoplights and is on for 16 ... A: There's really nothing you can do to make the plant stop flowering other than dropping the light ... | |
| southern dewthread odd white stuff | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I got this Southern Dewthread from you guys this year. I use distilled and rainwater ... A: Those are fine hairs that's part of the base of the plant. This is completely normal. There's no ... | |
| pitcher plant | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: I purchased a small pitcher plant at an orchid show but it did not come with a label. I have set it ... A: The term pitcher plant is a very generic term. There are several types of pitcher plants, such as ... | |
| Sphagnum | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, I recently bought a Nepenthes which was "dying". There where 3 Nepenthes in one very small ... A: Ideally you should use a ratio of 1 part dried sphagnum moss and 2 parts perlite (or small orchid ... | |
| flowers and pollen | 9/23/2011 |
| Q: I just had a quick question about sarracenia flowers. I know the flowers are specifically designed ... A: Yes, you can pollinate a Sarracenia with itself. However, you may not get as many seeds than if you ... | |
| Cephalotus | 9/23/2011 |
| Q: I will be transplanting my Cephalotus plant this winter, due to a large growth spurt. My question is ... A: While we had suggested using African violet pots in the past, we've noticed that their quality isn't ... | |
| venus fly trap flower | 9/23/2011 |
| Q: How many flower and how many seed will be produce altogether in one flower stalk of a venus fly ... A: Each flower lasts for only a few days. After that, they start drying up. This is completely ... | |
| Shrinking Primrose Butterwort | 9/21/2011 |
| Q: I am concerned about a primrose butterwort (Pinguicula primuliflora) that I have owned for about one ... A: The African violet pots are fine for subtropical and tropical butterworts. I have a fairly large ... | |
| repotting primuliflora | 9/20/2011 |
| Q: I just purchased pinguicula primuliflora. Its now in wet peat moss. I want to repot it in the mix ... A: Repotting butterworts, whether it's this species or another, is a very straight forward process. We ... | |
| Shrinking Primrose Butterwort | 9/20/2011 |
| Q: I am concerned about a primrose butterwort (Pinguicula primuliflora) that I have owned for about one ... A: There are numerous reasons for this type of growth habit. However, it's a bit difficult to pinpoint ... | |
| Fir bark for sarracenia | 9/20/2011 |
| Q: Is it ok to use the nepenthes plant soil mix which includes fir bark in repotting some sarracenias. ... A: Sarracenia grows best in a mix of equal parts peat moss and perlite. If you have some Nepenthes mix ... | |
| neptunes | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: hey guys i have a poi dog and a n.ventricosa x (ramispina x sanguinea) that i got from you guys ... A: What's actually going on is good. The red leaves and sap sticky stuff are signs that your plant is ... | |
| Heliamphora growing question | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: Allexpert, I have a question concerning the Heliamphora plant. What can you do if you decide not ... A: Yes, it's definitely possible to grow this plant under fluorescent lights without a terrarium. ... | |
| metal halide | 9/18/2011 |
| Q: I just puchased a 1000 watt metal halide for my small 8x6 greenhouse and I had a couple concerns is ... A: Your bulb will generate lots of UV light and get very hot. To avoid burning your plants with the ... | |
| Sarracenia ??? | 9/18/2011 |
| Q: Hallo, I bought this plant but the only thing that was written on the pot was Sarracenia. Could you ... A: Yes, it's a hybrid. While I can't say for sure what the hybrid is, I can at least say it looks most ... | |
| Drosera adelae and Drosera prolifera can they grow together | 9/18/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question whether or not Drosera Adelae and Drosera Prolifera can they ... A: Yes, both plants are native to the same region in Queensland, Australia. They grow in very similar ... | |
| Repot Cephalotus(Australian Pitcher plant) | 9/18/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question, whether or not you can use the standard potting soil to repot my ... A: Cephalotus needs a courser mix that allows for lots of aeration. The standard mix is OK, but not ... | |
| N. Hamata | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys! I'm finally giving in and asking what may be wrong with my Hamata. It's about 8 inches ... A: Sometimes low humidity can cause that type of growth on ultra highland and lowland Nepenthes. Since ... | |
| getting a bit cold | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: I live in southern Massachusetts and this summer we've gotten pretty warm temps in the 80's and ... A: Yes, your plant will continue to produce pitchers up to the first overnight frost. If you were ... | |
| Dente Flytrap | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: Last December, I bought a Judith Hindle with a flytrap in the same pot with it from you guys. It ... A: It's very unlikely that it was choked by the Sarracenia. These plants can grow side by side, and we ... | |
| Repotting Cephalotus | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: Six months ago I bought one of the larger species of the Cephalotus plants in a 4" pot, it only had ... A: Good to see that your plant is loving your home! Yes, you can repot the plant, and you can do this ... | |
| humid | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: ok i got some roundleaf and forkleaf sundew and a nepenthes in my house in the winter time my humid ... A: Usually low humidity is a non-issue. Carnivorous plants, as with most plants, will adapt to changes ... | |
| Cape Sundew | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: Hey Jeff, I appreciate your help on my questions. I was wondering about the importance of feeding. I ... A: Insects are like little packets of fertilizers, so carnivorous plants get much of the nutrients, ... | |
| cold concerns | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: I live in northern Illinois and last night it got down to 35 degrees! It's only September and It's ... A: Dormancy is triggered by a <i>gradual</i> decrease in nighttime temperature and daylight hours. A ... | |
| Cape Sundew | 9/15/2011 |
| Q: I was just wondering about the soil break down. I transplanted the plant three or four months ago. ... A: If the transplant has been recent, then time will help. Sometimes when Cape Sundews age they can ... | |
| Cape Sundew | 9/15/2011 |
| Q: Hey guy's Jason from AZ here. I'm wondering what's going on with one of my cape sundews. It's in the ... A: It sounds like your soil has broken down. It's time to repot into fresh soil. Keep your water ... | |
| Science Project | 9/14/2011 |
| Q: I was planning to do a science fair project by testing how different types of light affect the ... A: I would avoid the terrariums. Simple water trays on shelves will work fine. A terrarium will ... | |
| Carnivorous Plants- Science Fair | 9/14/2011 |
| Q: Just had a question. I am in 10th grade, and I live in Shelton, CT, USA (USDA Zone 6). I was ... A: The Cape sundew is one of the best plants for science projects since they grow quickly, can be grown ... | |
| venus fly trap flower | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: How many flower and how many seed will be produce altogether in one flower stalk of a venus fly ... A: That varies greatly base on age and genetics of the plant. It's common to see anywhere form two to ... | |
| Soil for Nepenthes | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: Hallo again, I m living in Austria and here is very difficult for me to find Long fiber sphagnum ... A: Any type of sphagnum moss is fine as long as it is actually sphagnum. Most of it comes from Chile ... | |
| Natural Fires | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: I noticed that many Dionaea were subject to fire right before their growth season, I was wondering ... A: Many carnivorous plants from the Southeastern U.S. are subject to grass fires, so it's quite ... | |
| cutting dead leaves | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: when should i cut off the dead leaves on my forkleaf sundew when the upper part turns black or after ... A: It doesn't really matter too much. Fork-leaf sundews tend to have their leaaves die slowly, so like ... | |
| Purple pitcher under-developed pitchers | 9/8/2011 |
| Q: Can you tell me what is wrong with this Purple Pitcher's pitchers? It is growing in a bog of peat, ... A: You might unpot this plant and inspect the roots to see if anything in eating at them or the ... | |
| Flava | 9/7/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. Jeff, I watched your podcast this morning for September care. I was ... A: You'll probably see the phyllodia by the end of this month, or early October. It'll probably ... | |
| Plant pot sizes | 9/7/2011 |
| Q: I have a few 5" diameter plastic plant pots that are known as half size (approx 5" high). My ... A: Those pots will work, but taller pots are better. The Sarracenia won't be too fussy about it, but ... | |
| Nepenthes-Arizona | 9/7/2011 |
| Q: And I want to know what species my flytrap and my Nepenthes are and where I should grow my plants ... A: I'm going to need to give you a little homework assignment as part of the answer to your question. ... | |
| darlingtonia | 9/7/2011 |
| Q: Hey me again I got a question which is ahead of time but I was wondering cause I bought a real ... A: Darlingtonia should have a dormancy period. In their native Siskiyou mountain habitats they ... | |
| Pitchers | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: I don´t know why my nepenthes is not growing its pitchers. My plant is in a West window, I'm using ... A: That alwyas helps. It looks like your plant is starting to grow a pitcher. You may have just ... | |
| Humidity | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: I have a question to ask you. I've heard highland Nepenthes like high humidity and cold nights. I ... A: The main reason we try to steer people away from terrariums is that when people first start growing ... | |
| black dots on phyllodia | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: Recently I noticed these dots forming on my sarracenia leucophylla's phyllodia leaves and a few of ... A: It's not unusual for Sarracenia to get these spots later in the summer. They don't seem to cause ... | |
| Nepenthes Growth | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: I have this nepenthes ventrata and it's begun to grow smaller leaves and pitchers. This also occured ... A: There are numerous reasons why plants produce shorter leaves. Very bright light and lower humidity ... | |
| is my light wrong | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: i got 2 cool wight bulbs and 2 daylight 1 seems brighter then the other there all 40 watt t12 does ... A: You brought up multiple issues in your message, and it may not be feasible to fully address them in ... | |
| Alternative watering system for plants | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: I have always struggled with finding a good care system when we go on trips. I have a large ... A: The method, however, is very similar to self-watering pots that you can purchase commercially. ... | |
| my mistake | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: Sorry i sent you a question the other day concerning two of my sarracenia that are not growing with ... A: Based on the information you provided, it's likely the plants succumbed to a fungal infection. This ... | |
| Freeze dried worms? | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: I've read on another carnivorous plant site, some people feed their plants freeze dried blood worms ... A: Feeding dried insect products is fine, and can be helpful if your plants are not catching insects on ... | |
| lighting | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: ok so i bought your ebook then i bought shoplights or at least fluorescent fixtures and bulbs the ... A: I did some research on this to see what the difference was. Shoplight type fixtures are designed to ... | |
| Drosera Capensis | 9/1/2011 |
| Q: I have a Drosera Capensis here in Oregon near Days Creek. I am at an elevation of about 3000 feet ... A: That always helps. I think you may have multiple problems happening here. You mentioned the drying ... | |
| Unknown Nepenthes | 9/1/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering if you might be able to identify this Nepenthes for me. It was purchased from you at ... A: With Nepenthes you often just need to make a judgement call. They don't mind being a little ... | |
| Reducta | 8/31/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. I was wondering about how fast Reductas grow and the one I got from ... A: Brochinnia reducta is a fairly slow grower. Move it to a new pot soon, since pot size does have an ... | |
| Peat moss | 8/30/2011 |
| Q: I have not been able to find the brands of peat moss bales in my area that I have used in the past ... A: I've never found any problem with baled peat moss. Just check the label. It should say 100% ... | |
| Unknown Nepenthes | 8/30/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering if you might be able to identify this Nepenthes for me. It was purchased from you at ... A: This is probably one of the "Poi Dogs", which are unnamed Hawaiian hybrids. From this plant's ... | |
| Pitcher Plant: Pitchers Browning at Top | 8/28/2011 |
| Q: 1) Nepthene Alata 2) Some of the smaller to medium-sized pitchers on my Nepthenes have started to ... A: This is a Nepenthes x "deRooses alata", a very vigorous hybrid. This is a commonly mass marketed ... | |
| Sun Picture | 8/27/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I am wondering how long the pictures last on a sun picture plant. I have mine in the same ... A: With young plants, the pitchers usually last for about 1-2 months. When the plant matures, the ... | |
| Sarracenia Purpurea transplanting | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: I have bought a sarracenia purpurea about 4 mounths ago. The pot was big enough. Now the pot seems ... A: The plant could definitely be repotted into a larger pot. This will give the roots more room to ... | |
| Do Sarracenias need space? | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: The situation: It's been windy here lately and my taller Sarracenias have been continually falling ... A: That always helps. It's always good to give the plants more space to give them more sun. This ... | |
| Peat moss and perlite | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: vikingraff Seeds I need to know is the perfect mix of sustract to growing. Im from Pueto Rico and I ... A: When it comes to carnivorous plant soil for the bog species such as Sarracenia pitcher plants, most ... | |
| What kind of nepenthes ? | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: I am growing a nepenthes. I am feeding it with fish food particles. But the problem that's bothering ... A: Nepenthes identification is difficult at best, especially with so many hybrids out there. Your ... | |
| Cutting off Sarracenia traps | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: First, I'd like to thank you for the help you provided last year that carnivores would grow and ... A: I've been on both sides of this issue over the years, and I'm firmly on the side of cut them off. ... | |
| nepenthes ventricosa | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes ventricosa that is about 4 years old it just flowered (its a male). There is ... A: Offshoots coming from the bottom of a Nepenthes are new shoots developing from sections of the stem ... | |
| Dormancy | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: guys. I know I've been asking a lot of questions lately, but you guys are the most helpful by far of ... A: You will have no problem. Dormancy is triggered by both temperatures and photoperiod. When the ... | |
| Flytrap | 8/24/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. I was just wondering about the red color on my flytrap. Some of the ... A: Color on the interior of traps can be quite variable. Red coloration can be affected by ... | |
| Sarracenia looking terrible | 8/24/2011 |
| Q: Do you know whats wrong with my sarracenias? the pitchers they grow have extreamly small ... A: Keeping the soil cooler just requires more frequent watering during high temperatures. Also, with ... | |
| Sarracenia looking terrible | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: Do you know whats wrong with my sarracenias? the pitchers they grow have extreamly small ... A: Sorry for taking a bit to get back to you. This has been a busy week. Thanks for sending the ... | |
| S. Rubra trouble | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: I have had a sarracenia rubra canebrake sweet pitcher plant for two years now. When the time came ... A: The fertilizer in those potting soils was most likely the culprit. It creates root death, then a ... | |
| Sarracenia Purpurea | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: vikingraff Seeds I need to know is the perfect mix of sustract to growing. Im from Pueto Rico and I ... A: Sarracenia seeds (all Sarracenia) germinate well on a mix of 1/2 peat moss and 1/2 sand. Nepenthes ... | |
| Drosera Adalea not healthy | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: Hey Sarracenia Northwest, I have had this Drosera Adalea for about 6 months now and it was the ... A: That always helps. Your plant isn't getting enough light. Way to often when folks hear that a ... | |
| Liquid inside Sarracenia pitchers? | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: I have a S. leucophylla and a S. purpurea and was wondering about the water/liquid levels inside the ... A: Sarracenia purpurea and all of it's subspecies have the same thing in common, in that they collect ... | |
| flytrap seeds | 8/21/2011 |
| Q: In early august I harvested my seeds and stored them in the fridge for 4 weeks while i was on ... A: It won't matter at all whether you wait a couple days or sow them immediately. I recommend simply ... | |
| Reduce moss in a pot | 8/21/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, How is the best way to reduce moss growing in a pot that you have a young Drosera ... A: The best way to manage moss is to repot the plant in fresh soil. There isn't any product you can ... | |
| white stuff | 8/20/2011 |
| Q: What is this white stuff growing on my flytrap? It seems to be only growing on the side that gets ... A: Based on your photo, the white stuff is likely perlite deposits, which is part of the soil mix. ... | |
| Pitchers not lasting long. | 8/19/2011 |
| Q: I have noticed that the sarracenia alata I purchased this year puts up pitchers that don't seem to ... A: This is a southern species, and it prefers a long growing season and warm summer temperatures. At ... | |
| S. Leucophylla | 8/19/2011 |
| Q: I have a question regarding my sarracenia leucophylla. I purchased the plant bare root earlier this ... A: Based on your description, a couple things could be contributing to the poor growth. The number one ... | |
| Capensis - Cape Sundew, Red Leaf | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from AZ here. I am wondering how warm it gets in your greenhouse where you keep the ... A: Normally during the summer the sundew house is in the 80's and 90's with occasional spikes into the ... | |
| More Pests | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: this is my second question. Along with the venus flytrap, I noticed the lower part of my sarracenia ... A: This browning on the middle of the pitchers isn't a pest, but decay from having caught so many ... | |
| Pests | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: I think there is something wrong with my venus flytrap. I've noticed lately several deformed traps ... A: You could have aphids, mealy bugs, or white fly. It also looks like a trap may have been chewed on ... | |
| Cephalotus flowering | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: I have three pots of Cepahalotus. This year two of the pots had plants that flowered and now I have ... A: We've had several of our plants bloom multiple times. Cephalotus flowering is determined by plant ... | |
| Sick ampullaria | 8/16/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, So, last week, my friend and I decided to order some plants from an unnamed vendor. All ... A: The soil media your using should be fine. Nepenthes ampullaria being a true lowlander needs ... | |
| white bugs | 8/16/2011 |
| Q: I have ordered 4 plants from this site within the past 4-5 months. 2 of these, D. capensis - Cape ... A: It sounds like your sundews have aphids. Here's a link to our insecticide podcast: ... | |
| Staghorn problems | 8/14/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, So while watering my collection of temperate plants this afternoon I noticed that my ... A: Most likely your plant is just going dormant. Many temperate sundews will do this in the late ... | |
| Terrarium | 8/13/2011 |
| Q: Yesterday I got a 30 gallon fish tank. Im going to set it up in my basement on a couple shelves... ... A: Your plants will get decent light, but the glass will effectively block all the UV from the ... | |
| Temperate Sundew | 8/11/2011 |
| Q: Last season I grew some Drosera Intermedia from seed I bought from the ICPS. Unfortunately they ... A: You might be able to skip the dormancy. If you keep them in a windowsill they will probably go ... | |
| Dewy Pine dead? | 8/11/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, This Dewy Pine that I accidentally cut looks pretty dead. If have any suggestions, ... A: I'm afraid after this long your plant is dead if you've seen no new growth. I've never cut one back ... | |
| Sun spots? | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: I'm beginning to notice some spots on the pitchers of my N. chaniana x veitchii, which I just ... A: This is probably from a combination of strong sun in your window and the transition from our ... | |
| Identify my plant | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: I have been growing this plant for a few months now yet I don't know what it is. When I bought it at ... A: This Sarracenia hybrid is a smaller grower usually staying a foot tall or less. It will form ... | |
| Identify my plant | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: I have been growing this plant for a few months now yet I don't know what it is. When I bought it at ... A: It's a little hard to tell what plants this is without mature leaves on it, but it looks like a S. ... | |
| Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: Are there any advantages (or disadvantages) of using long fibered sphagnum moss vs "regular" baled ... A: The primary advantage of peat moss is cost. Long-fiber sphagnum moss is about 4 times more ... | |
| algae | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: Is algae growth harmful to carnivorous plants? We're using rainwater collected from the roof here ... A: I'm afraid algae just comes with the territory with growing carnivorous plants since most are ... | |
| problem with cobra plant not growing | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: I planted 5 cobra plants this year in the spring. 2 of which are growing and looking quite healthy. ... A: The problem with Cobras this time of year is always their root systems collapsing. The Eastern U.S. ... | |
| trapless nepenthes | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: I'm replying about my n.ventricosa. I've sent a picture this time. I've given it all the sunlight I ... A: Here's a link to an orchid fertilizer we've used for years: ... | |
| Whitney Farms peat moss | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I made a new batch of potting mix today and used Whitney Farms peat moss as part of the ... A: From what I can tell their peat moss is fine. Just watch your plants, especially sundews and ... | |
| Foul-smelling sundew soil | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I mixed some of my own soil today - 2 parts pumice, 2 parts orchid bark, 1 part peet moss ... A: During the summer the sulfur smell from peat mixes is very common. It happens more during very hot ... | |
| Drosera filiformis florida all red | 8/7/2011 |
| Q: I recently bought a Drosera filiformis Florida all red as well as a D. dichotoma from you guys and ... A: The red coloration in the Red-leaf filiformis and other all red sundews like the all-red D. capensis ... | |
| trapless nepenthes | 8/6/2011 |
| Q: I'm replying about my n.ventricosa. I've sent a picture this time. I've given it all the sunlight I ... A: It always helps. Your plant looks pretty normal for Nepenthes ventricosa, minus the pitchers. It ... | |
| Summer planting of Sarracenia | 8/4/2011 |
| Q: I live on Long Island (Zone 7) and would love to order and plant S. flava and S. leocophylla, but ... A: Sarracenia are some of the easiest plants I know to transplant, and I mean that over many ... | |
| Darlintonia | 8/4/2011 |
| Q: I had purchased a beautiful Cobra Lily a few months from a reputable dealer. It is doing wonderfully ... A: If your plant is doing fine now, leave it alone. Darlingtonia are definitely more touchy about root ... | |
| Nepenthes Hamata from Wistuba | 8/2/2011 |
| Q: Today I received a one inch leafspan sized Nepenthes Hamata. I potted it up in equal parts of long ... A: If you're willing to drop the 50+ dollars for a Nepenthes hamata, be willing to spend some money to ... | |
| Nepenthes x Ventrata | 8/1/2011 |
| Q: I have a N.x Ventrata what is about 2feet high growing in the greenhouse with 4 layers off bubble ... A: That really helped me to understand. Your plant looks nice and healthy. What it's doing is ... | |
| D. cistiflora "purple flower" | 8/1/2011 |
| Q: I purchased a D. Cistiflora and just received it today. It's currently dormant, from what the ... A: Drosera cistiflora is a South African, winter-growing sundew. They are dormant during the summer, ... | |
| Darlingtonia | 8/1/2011 |
| Q: Just purchased a nice looking little cobra plant, and while reviewing your care sheets (couldnt buy ... A: It's pretty hard to tell when they are young if it's of mountain or coastal origin. Usually the ... | |
| Cephalotus follicularis | 8/1/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Is this Cephalotus follicularis dead ,or it pitchers turning black? I have an attached ... A: It doesn't look like the plant dying, but you may have some older pitchers dying off. Other parts ... | |
| Darlingtonia californica seed germination conditions | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: I recently ordered some Darlingtonia californica seed(the mountain variety) form flytrapstore and ... A: Here's a link that might be useful. ... | |
| Darlingtonia californica seed germination conditions | 7/29/2011 |
| Q: I recently ordered some Darlingtonia californica seed(the mountain variety) form flytrapstore and ... A: You can if you mean using the refrigerator method. They will need about 2 months of cold, damp ... | |
| Flytrap Flowers | 7/28/2011 |
| Q: I live in Seattle, and my two flytraps are both just about to flower. We've had a ridiculously cold ... A: Since it looks like we are finally getting some sun here in the Northwest, your Venus flytrap should ... | |
| small red worms coing from bottom of pots | 7/28/2011 |
| Q: I have several pitcher plants and two flytraps in a bog (they are watered with filtered water(I use ... A: They sound like red earthworms which are harmless. They can be present in soil products like peat ... | |
| Southern Dew thread | 7/26/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys i was interested in buying the Southern Dew thread you guys have on the site. I was just ... A: The Venus flytrap and the Southern Dewthread (Drosera filiformis ssp. trayci) originate in different ... | |
| Unknown Nepenthes | 7/26/2011 |
| Q: I've had this Nep growing in my bathroom for over three years. Never knew the name. Can you identify ... A: All of those Nepenthes would do great. Plenty of intermediate and highland varieties would also. ... | |
| Unknown Nepenthes | 7/26/2011 |
| Q: I've had this Nep growing in my bathroom for over three years. Never knew the name. Can you identify ... A: This looks like a hybrid of Nepenthes ventricosa. The tubby appearance of the pitchers is classic ... | |
| SuperThrive | 7/25/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, After watching your 3rd DVD, I decided to purchase a bottle of SuperThrive from Amazon. ... A: I've found Superthrive to be safe on all CP. It can, however, encourage algae growth. Watering ... | |
| Sphagnum moss question | 7/25/2011 |
| Q: I've read that Sphagnum peat moss can potentially harbor a fungal disease called sporotrichosis. ... A: The nickname for Sporotrichosis is "Rosarian's Disease" since it was most commonly seen in rose ... | |
| insect killer | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: could I use this product on my neps.without causing damage to my plants?I uploaded a ... A: Yes. We avoid insecticidal soaps since they break down into fertilizer-like products in the soil. ... | |
| plant identity | 7/24/2011 |
| Q: Can you.please help me identify this sundew? It looks like a drosera spatulata, but I need to be ... A: It's in pretty sad shape, but my first guess would be Drosera spatulata, "Fraser Island Form", or ... | |
| Can You identify this Nepenthes plant? photo attached | 7/23/2011 |
| Q: my Dad bought this nepenthes for me, i think home depot. I'm not exactly sure what type it is, ... A: This plant is know as "deRoose's alata". It is Nepenthes (alata x ventricosa)x N. alata. It's an ... | |
| Dead or alive | 7/22/2011 |
| Q: A few of the lids on the monkey cups have dried up. does this mean the cup is dead? A: It looks like you just found a Nepenthes x deRoose's alata, (It would be labeled Nepenthes alata) at ... | |
| Is this nepenthes near death? | 7/21/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I repotted this Nepenthes Venticosa about 2 weeks ago. Now the leaves are beginning ... A: Nepenthes roots are black. At this point you're just going to need to give it time. It always ... | |
| unhappy Dionaea | 7/21/2011 |
| Q: I have a Dionaea (I don't know what species) that I have had since Feb. 2010, and it has never quite ... A: Too much sun is very unlikely. As I said before, they need the same amount of sun you would give a ... | |
| nepenthes plants | 7/21/2011 |
| Q: Hi i want to ask you guys a queestion while i want to no since i got a nepenthes miranda i went out ... A: Maxsea is great fertilizer. You can put it both in the soil and spray it on the leaves as a foliar ... | |
| Drosera Regia / Pinguicula Mix | 7/20/2011 |
| Q: the Open-House was beyond amazing. Thank You guys for planning that. I bought a nice very very ... A: I could be that the plant needs to be a little wetter. It's ok to leave a little water in the tray ... | |
| Is this nepenthes near death? | 7/20/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I repotted this Nepenthes Venticosa about 2 weeks ago. Now the leaves are beginning ... A: Your growing conditions sound good. What did the roots look like when you repotted? For right now, ... | |
| hybrid | 7/20/2011 |
| Q: i got this nep from you guys at the open house and it's one of Sam's and I was wondering if you had ... A: It probably has some Nepenthes maxima in it, but otherwise, no idea. If it was labeled "Poi Dog" ... | |
| unhappy Dionaea | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: I have a Dionaea (I don't know what species) that I have had since Feb. 2010, and it has never quite ... A: That always helps. Your growing conditions sound good except for one thing, sun. Your window may ... | |
| Butterwort Leaves | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: Species: Butterwort I don't know if this is the natural process of the butterwort, but the edges of ... A: What you're seeing is perfectly normal. Older leaves will continue to die off as newer, healthier ... | |
| Bog Garden | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: I am ready to start constructing my bog garden and have started pricing all the materials. I can ... A: Perlite will work, though it tends to float. Washed horticultural sand or small sized lava rock ... | |
| nepenthes moving | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: I have a 7 year old nepenthes alata and 3 baby ventrata's. This friday i'm going on a 4 week ... A: As long as your friend is good about watering, and has a good sunny window to keep the plants in ... | |
| Gravel on Drosera spatulata | 7/19/2011 |
| Q: Yesterday my tent blew off my deck, where it was drying, and knocked one of my potted cactus plants ... A: I would try and get as much off as you can. It might also help to flood it with distilled water to ... | |
| bog garden follow up | 7/14/2011 |
| Q: I'm sorry I didn't know that they were different. I used a pond liner with forked holes in it. I ... A: Putting a top dressing on the bog will help some, the pea gravel doing the best job. However, you ... | |
| Butterwort | 7/14/2011 |
| Q: Please disregard my last question, as I forgot to put the photo along with my question. Sorry! This ... A: You're cooking your plant. For the transition period you can keep this partially over the plant, ... | |
| Insectside for Carnivorous Plants | 7/14/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased some plants online from a company I won't name. They came with what I believe ... A: It is this product: ... | |
| Sphagnum Moss | 7/14/2011 |
| Q: Butterwort, Venus flytrap, a Sarrecenia Purple Pitcher variation, and two temperate sundews. The ... A: All of these plants appreciate having some live sphagnum moss on their media, especially the ... | |
| Butterwort | 7/13/2011 |
| Q: Please disregard my last question, as I forgot to put the photo along with my question. Sorry! This ... A: That always helps. It looks like you have a Pinguicula primuliflora. This is the most common ... | |
| Drosera Spatulata issue | 7/13/2011 |
| Q: I am writing you guys today regarding an issue with the health of my drosera spatulata. I received ... A: Whenever you see a plant turning light green, think "More light"! You need to get it closer to the ... | |
| Zone 5 winter dormancy in unheated room with north-facing windows? | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: I live in central Michigan (Zone 5), and I've been experimenting this spring and summer with the ... A: There is quite a bit of variability in the D. binata complex. Your dichotoma is fairly hardy; we've ... | |
| Sarracenia rubra being eaten by something | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: I gave my mother a S. rubra for mother's day and it's being grown in Port Ludlow, WA on the Olympic ... A: Slugs, Slugs, Slugs. We have had such a hard time this year with them being such a wet year. ... | |
| Ventricosa pt.2 | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: Sorry! In response to my last question-I did everything you suggested about a month ago regarding my ... A: It may just need more time to adjust to the transition. What are your temperatures like right now? ... | |
| Living in the UK | 7/11/2011 |
| Q: I have recently accquired a white top pitcher and asian pitcher which are both in pots. I live in ... A: Your White-topped Pitcher (Sarracenia leucophylla) is a temperate, North American plant. It ... | |
| Nepenthes bill Bailey | 7/11/2011 |
| Q: Hey there! I'm getting a Nepenthes Bill Bailey real soon from you guys, though this is my first time ... A: Hybrids like this one tend to be very adaptable. Your lighting sounds good, and combining natural ... | |
| Nepenthes Spathulata and heat | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: I have a small nepenthes spathulata that I have been growing for about 9 months now. Its been doing ... A: Your conditions really sound just fine. The slight deformity in the new leaf is probably nothing to ... | |
| Drosera Post-transplant problem | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: Answers to the above question requirements: 1) Some type of rosetted Drosera. 2) I recently ... A: and being detailed with your growing conditions. That helps so much. What this looks like is that ... | |
| Zone 5 winter dormancy in unheated room with north-facing windows? | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: I live in central Michigan (Zone 5), and I've been experimenting this spring and summer with the ... A: Your stairwell has good potential. The plants don't do much photosynthesis during the winter since ... | |
| Powdery Mildew | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' Live in Brea, CA, zone 10b Got this plant back a few months ago at the ... A: This always helps. I've had problems with this mold off and on, but more commonly on Darlingtonia ... | |
| rainy winters | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: So I have small planters of venus fly traps which are growing outside. I understand they need ... A: As long as your planter has drain holes (carnivorous plants should not be in undrained containers), ... | |
| relpy on venus flytrap wont eat | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: and yes i bought the plant at a store, when i bought it some of the traps have already died. the ... A: I'm going to link you over to a question nearly identical to this one I answered last week. This ... | |
| crispy critters | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: uh oh. stupid me.... i was gone for a week and my outdoor collection seems to have fried... it got ... A: After getting them back in water all you can do is wait. I've seen many Sarracenia re-sprout from ... | |
| D. capensis-Cape Sundew, Red leaf | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased (4-5 weeks ago) and received a red leaf (D. capensis) sundew along with several ... A: From your description, and since you say that the other plants are doing fine, check the crown of ... | |
| Sickly Venus Fly Traps | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: About 3 weeks ago I purchased these 2 plants from the local garden shop. They are sold in these pots ... A: The plant on the left looks pretty much dead. The pot on the right still has some hope. What you ... | |
| Nepenthes Bicalcarata | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: Please don't judge me by the photograph. I've had my N. Bicalcarata for a little over a year now ... A: Your plant looks fine, but Nepenthes bicalcurata is one of those plants that fits all the ... | |
| Heat Protection | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys. I will be coming to your open house in July. My question is what to do with my plants ... A: The bigger question I have here is how are they getting watered while you are gone? It seems that ... | |
| dichotoma | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: If i want to grow drosera dichotoma indoors, and don't want to provide additional lighting in the ... A: If you want to keep the plants (Pinguicula/Drosera) dormant, go down to a 10 hour day. The ... | |
| Nepenthes Venticosa Soil | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about whether or not you could have crushed marbles lining the bottom ... A: Since marbles are usually made of glass, they would be inert and pose no problem. Are you just ... | |
| D. regia - nightly temp drop | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: I've read through many Q&A threads regarding the king sundew, and a common tip I've come across is ... A: There actually is. Pot the plant in a large, unglazed, terra-cotta pot. The terra-cotta has an ... | |
| dichotoma | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: If i want to grow drosera dichotoma indoors, and don't want to provide additional lighting in the ... A: A D. dichotoma will go dormant in November or December with natural daylight hours. It will look ... | |
| Strange Bending of Tentacles on my Cape Sundew | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: You may remember my previous question on the soil for my Cape Sundew. However, I am having a ... A: To help your plant recover faster, stop moving it around! Plants don't like being moved from place ... | |
| Rain upturns soil? | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: Lately here in Virginia we've been getting some quick but hard rain showers with forceful rain ... A: It's not a big concern. If you top-dress your pots with some of your sphagnum moss it will help. ... | |
| Sarracenia | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I have ALOT of leftover dried New Zealand long fiber sphagnum moss, and I have many, many ... A: Sarracenia grow just fine in long-fiber sphagnum. It's just very expensive compared to peat moss. ... | |
| Proper Lighting for Nepenthes | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased a nepenthes ventricosa and sibuyanensis hybrid and I immediately came across a ... A: That actually sounds great. Once you find a spot, be sure to give it at least two months there. It ... | |
| RO Water | 6/26/2011 |
| Q: I finally got tired of hauling gallon jugs from the store all the time and bought a RO unit. ... A: Yes, that should be fine. We recommend that the TDS be lower than 50, so you're in the safe zone. ... | |
| Cape Sundew smaller than usual | 6/25/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, The Sundew that I got from you about I believe in December. I put the plant outside ... A: Whenever you change the growing conditions of a plant, the plant will respond accordingly. Your ... | |
| Sarracenia has gone dormant? | 6/25/2011 |
| Q: I have had this sarracenia for 2 years now. It grows in a south facing window and I live in ... A: This type of information helps me out a lot. Unfortunately, there are several important factors ... | |
| pitcherless | 6/24/2011 |
| Q: I am loving the plants i own... which is a lot... and I have one, a nepenthes ventricosa x ... A: By virtue of the fact that you live in Oregon, we haven't had much full sun, especially in the ... | |
| pitcher-less Nepenthes | 6/24/2011 |
| Q: I have had this Nepenthes Deroose Alata (at least that's what I think it is) for about two years. ... A: Overall your plant looks really healthy, and just like a deRoose alata I had for a few years at my ... | |
| What type of plant is this? | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Was watching a television show and they were talking about Nepenthes. I was ... A: It looks like either a certain form of, or a hybrid of Nepenthes rafflesiana. The giveaway is the ... | |
| Identifying D. Capensis forms. | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: I am finding it difficult to identify the difference between Drosera Capensis broad leaf form and ... A: Something in the range of 127mm (5 inch) is nice for a larger Cape Sundew. Taller pots are best ... | |
| Sundew not doing well | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: 1) The species of carnivorous plant you're growing. We've purchased a D. adelae - Lance Leaf Sundew ... A: Similar to your butterwort, it sounds like your window is a very strong sunny window. Lance-leaf ... | |
| Ailing Butterwort | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: 1) The species of carnivorous plant you're growing. We've purchased a tropical butterwort (P. ... A: You have a couple things going on here. The first is that Mexican butterworts don't like it quite ... | |
| sarracenia flava | 6/21/2011 |
| Q: Should I cut the flower stock when the plant is done making the seeds? Also why is my sarracenia ... A: Usually the flower stalk is dead when seeds are ripe, and that is usually in September or October. ... | |
| Sarracenia dormancy | 6/21/2011 |
| Q: I am from the Atherton Tablelands in the tropics near Cairns. Where I live at 757 meters altitude I ... A: From our experience with growers in Hawaii, who have temperatures very similar, there's no need to ... | |
| Identifying D. Capensis forms. | 6/21/2011 |
| Q: I am finding it difficult to identify the difference between Drosera Capensis broad leaf form and ... A: It could be. It's just not what I've seen called "Giant Form" in the past, but that doesn't mean ... | |
| D. regia - Metal Halide | 6/21/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased a small King Sundew. Do you have any experience growing these under metal ... A: We use a Metal Halide in the winter in our sundew greenhouse, and they work great. Position it ... | |
| Proper Lighting for Nepenthes | 6/20/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased a nepenthes ventricosa and sibuyanensis hybrid and I immediately came across a ... A: It all really comes down to how much direct sun is coming through the window. North windows will ... | |
| Self Pollinating Sundew | 6/20/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering if you had a list of sundews that self pollinate, is stead of asking about ... A: Byblis liniflora - yes D. filiformis "Florida Giant" - May need cross pollination. Ours don't set ... | |
| no pitchers on ventricosa | 6/20/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes ventricosa, three years old, which is growin fine, but no pitchers. The tendrils ... A: You might try repositioning your plant so it gets more sun. I got my best growth out of a couple of ... | |
| identification of Sarracenia Flava | 6/19/2011 |
| Q: I bought a Sarracenia Flava from you guys marked Sarracenia Flava but it looks very different from ... A: If you purchased this plant as a regular flava, you lucked out! This is a red tube clone that we ... | |
| Dying Nepenthes Mikei | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: I bought a N. mikei back in January, and it was doing just fine until recently. The leaves started ... A: This helps me out a lot. Yes, something is definitely amiss with the plant. Based on what I see in ... | |
| Heliamphora Spots | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: Some of my Heliamphoras are getting these brown spots on their pitchers. Is it an insect or ... A: It's neither insect or disease. It's simply an older pitcher nearing the end of its life cycle ... | |
| no pitchers on ventricosa | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes ventricosa, three years old, which is growin fine, but no pitchers. The tendrils ... A: There are many factors that affect pitcher development. Lighting and soil hydration are the two ... | |
| damaged tubes sarracenia rubra | 6/17/2011 |
| Q: i am growing a sarracenia rubra and something is getting wrong with their new tubes. what`s wrong ... A: You may have a couple of things happening here. It's quite possible you have some pests such as ... | |
| water | 6/17/2011 |
| Q: I know that normal brita type water filters are useless for removing solutes in water, but I was ... A: Zero Water units are great. I was very happy when I saw these come out, because they are great for ... | |
| What is happenning here? | 6/16/2011 |
| Q: I am growing mostly Sarracenias outdoors in New Orleans. They are in 2.5 inch deep trays with RO ... A: What this looks like is it's time to repot. Your peat moss is probably broken down, and becoming ... | |
| Sprinkler Water | 6/15/2011 |
| Q: I would like to plant an in-ground bog for my north american carnivorous plants in my flower bed. ... A: Will the sprinkler water hurt carnivorous plants? Yes! Your water in that area (like most desert ... | |
| Nepenthes Truncata | 6/15/2011 |
| Q: my question is why is my Nepenthes Truncata not growing pitchers ive had it for 4 years now and its ... A: Here's a few things to try. First, position the hanging basket so that the truncata is facing ... | |
| Sarracenia | 6/14/2011 |
| Q: I live here in Mountain Home Idaho (50 miles east of Boise) and i am trying to grow sarracenias ... A: It looks like the leaf on the plant sustained some kind of damage while it was developing. I ... | |
| Bog Garden | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: I am thinking about making a bog garden to help better survive the winters here in Idaho. As far as ... A: In bog gardens I prefer to use pumice instead of perlite. The perlite floats too much. Pumice ... | |
| drosera capensis outside? | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: Can drosera capensis be put outside in the summer? A: Yes, they can. The best location would be one with lots of morning sun, but some shade in the ... | |
| Identifying D. Capensis forms. | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: I am finding it difficult to identify the difference between Drosera Capensis broad leaf form and ... A: In the first set of three, the first plant on the left actually looks like the typical narrow-leaf ... | |
| Pitcher Plant Damage | 6/12/2011 |
| Q: I'm asking a question regarding my S. Readii. Recently, one of the emerging pitcher's tip broke ... A: Not much you can do to repair it. The damage to that leaf is permanent. The most you can do is ... | |
| Florida Giant sundew strange growth | 6/12/2011 |
| Q: I have many of these in my bog garden, peat/sand mix at the top and peat/perlite/sand below fresh ... A: It helps me out a lot. Your plant is showing classic signs of aphid damage. Aphids will often ... | |
| Nepenthes Highland Alata | 6/11/2011 |
| Q: I bought earlier this spring a Nepenthes Highland Alata which had one trap at time of purchase. ... A: There are numerous factors why a Nepenthes fails to produce pitchers, but with only the information ... | |
| seeds | 6/11/2011 |
| Q: If i had drosera dichotoma seeds, would I need to stratify them, or could I start them like tropical ... A: We've found that dichotoma seeds will germinate within 1-2 months without statification. You can ... | |
| Nepenthes Growing Conditions | 6/10/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased the following nepenthes from you: N. 'Bill Bailey' N. ventricosa x sibuyanensis ... A: We love what we do, and we're always glad to see the passion spread to growers such as yourself. In ... | |
| last but not least | 6/9/2011 |
| Q: Here is the last species of plant that has pitchered so far. I still have two other species that ... A: This one is probably Nepenthes ventricosa or a ventricosa hybrid. The waxy appearance is classic ... | |
| My Mistake | 6/9/2011 |
| Q: I thought i sent three different pics of plants to be identified but i just sent the same one three ... A: This is still a bit small to tell for sure, but this looks like a Nepenthes sanguinea. It will need ... | |
| Nepenthes leaves turning yellow | 6/9/2011 |
| Q: I have a couple nepenthes ventricosa, I believe, and the plants are slowly turning from green to ... A: Bright, warm conditions will make many Nepenthes more yellow. This is pretty normal, especially for ... | |
| dewy Pine accident | 6/8/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I accidentally cut the stalk to my dewy pine when I went to cut a dead leaf. How ... A: Don't really know. It will be at least two weeks before you see a side bud form. I have an older ... | |
| poor growth of pitcher plants | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: i have a small collection of pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea, et al) . Some I have maintained ... A: Purpurea's can be a little slow in getting started. Just clip off any old pitchers with significant ... | |
| S. Flava's new growth turning brown? | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: 1. S. Flava 2. New pitcher growth was going great, about an inch per day up to 10" and then a brown ... A: This always helps. Two possibilities come to mind since the rest of the plant looks fine. The ... | |
| Who am I? | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I have bought some amazing plants from you guys and one of the last orders i placed was for some of ... A: Based on your picture, and what we had as TLC plants when you bought yours, it looks like Nepenthes ... | |
| When Will I flower ( Darlintonia) | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about Darlintonia. How old does a darlintonia have to be before ... A: It's really unlikely that the plant is that old. This is probably a stolon offshoot from a larger ... | |
| Strange growth on Sarracenia | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I have grown sarracenias for a few years now without problem. However, this last month or so I have ... A: This sounds like classic lack of light. Two hours of morning sun isn't enough for Sarracenia. They ... | |
| R.O. System | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason here from Arizona. My water situation is getting expensive. So I'm looking into an ... A: This is actually the same system we use here at the nursery. From what I could tell, GE may have ... | |
| Drosera seedling help! | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: I sowed Drosera seeds about 2.5 weeks ago and they have germinated. What I didn't think about it how ... A: This is lesson all of us learn the hard way when growing plants from seed. You'll need to wait ... | |
| algae & Sundews | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: I had planted seed of drosera rotundifolia in two small pots. the seedlings were growing nicely but ... A: Keep in mind that rotundifolia is the most ubiquitous sundew in the world, and they occur throughout ... | |
| Heat | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: I have a collection of 6 nepenthes and 1 heliamphora, most are highland one or two are intermediate. ... A: I'm not clear if you are taking your plants with you or if you having someone else care for them ... | |
| algae & Sundews | 6/4/2011 |
| Q: I had planted seed of drosera rotundifolia in two small pots. the seedlings were growing nicely but ... A: The algae isn't harmful per se. The algae is usually an indication that the conditions are prime ... | |
| Cephalotus question. | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: I bought a Cephalotus a month ago, the plant did not adjusted to the enviroment and died. what are ... A: It depends on why the plant died, and if the roots are still alive. If the top is dead you can clip ... | |
| Dewy Pine Flowering | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I have a Dewy Pine that's about 2.5 to 3 years old and it's sending up its first flower. I ... A: I haven't found much of a need for changing the watering routine during blooming. I keep them about ... | |
| Ppm | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: I have a small collection of plants now and I hound out our water hardness in Camas Washington has a ... A: That's pretty low, so that water should be fine. During the summer when the dissolved solids are ... | |
| What should I do? | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question concerning Dewy Pine I had the plant outside and the base of the ... A: Staking it up will help. Keeping it under bright artificial light is a good plant until the plant ... | |
| sarracenia | 6/1/2011 |
| Q: I live in seattle WA and which sarracenias do well outdoor? A: All Sarracenia do well in the Pacific Northwest outdoors. Each has their own particular growing ... | |
| What should I do? | 6/1/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question concerning Dewy Pine I had the plant outside and the base of the ... A: Don't cut it back. Dewy Pines don't always respond well to this the way sundews will. In your ... | |
| first pitcher of the season ate by cat | 6/1/2011 |
| Q: I have 3 sarracenia plants i ordered from you guys. one judith hindle, leucophylla var. 'tarnok', ... A: This is nothing to be concerned about. The Sarracenia varieties you have actually produce their ... | |
| drosera capensis | 5/31/2011 |
| Q: Two months ago I bought a large drosera capensis at a garden show. Its growing in a pot, no dome. ... A: You mentioned it was a large plant. It's common for larger Cape sundews to start having the older ... | |
| Nepenthes truncata pasian | 5/31/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes truncata that I bought from you guys back in February it hasn't pitcher since ... A: That can happen for various reasons. At this point it won't recover, so watch for new growth and ... | |
| Nepenthes truncata pasian | 5/31/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes truncata that I bought from you guys back in February it hasn't pitcher since ... A: Here's a couple things to do. First, you may actually have a location that is a bit too bright. ... | |
| Strange growth on VFT | 5/28/2011 |
| Q: I have some small Venus Flytraps that all appear to be healthy, but they are beginning to develop ... A: Without a clear photograph, I can't say for sure what it is, especially since it's a rescue plant. ... | |
| Repotting | 5/28/2011 |
| Q: I have a question I bought the colorodo gaint Venus flytrap last week how long can I keep it in ... A: If you want to repot it into a larger pot this year, you can do so. It's still early in the growing ... | |
| 2 pitchers 1 leaf | 5/28/2011 |
| Q: Not sure how rare this is, but I have 2 pitchers growing off the same leaf. Figured I would share ... A: That's an amazing and very rare mutation. In my years in working with tens of thousands of ... | |
| S. Judith Hindle is going to making it? | 5/27/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, The judith Hindle that I have now looks like it is alive and it is sending up pitchers. ... A: If the plant is sending up pitchers, then there is a chance it'll make it. Of course, only time ... | |
| Rain Damage | 5/27/2011 |
| Q: I'm asking a question regarding sundews and heavy rain. I have an outdoor bog garden fully exposed ... A: This is a normal occurrence, even for plants in the wild. They will rebound, but it may take a ... | |
| Nepenthes Bill Bailey | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: I live in Oregon city, and my Nepenthes Bill Bailey has been growing great! The only thing that ... A: Everything actually looks just fine. The discoloration you see is from increased light exposure, ... | |
| Pitcher plants | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: My Sarracenias are growing well, but when the pitchers open should they be filled with necter or dry ... A: No, do not fill your pitchers with nectar or any fluids. The plant will secrete its own nectar ... | |
| N. Singalana can go outside? | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question on whether a Nepenthes Singalana can go outside? I live a very ... A: Yes, it can grow outdoors. However, this plant is a bit more sensitive to wide fluctuations in ... | |
| No Pitchers on asian pitcher plant | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: I bought a nepethes spectabilis from you guys years ago and the only pitchers it's ever had were on ... A: Welcome to the frustrating world of growing Nepenthes spectabilis. We stopped carrying this species ... | |
| Outside | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: ventricosa x sibuyanensis and clipeata clipeata x eymae and was wondering if it is safe to put them ... A: While you can grow Nepenthes outdoors, if you're new to these varieties of Nepenthes, you're better ... | |
| Humidity | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes ventricosa growing in a terrarium. I really don't like terrariums, but I live in ... A: Like you, I'm not a big fan of terrariums. In my kitchen window, I grew a ventricosa for two years, ... | |
| water | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: with watering sundews and butterworts, would water collected from air conditioner condensation be of ... A: Yes! That water is naturally free of minerals and other contaminants. It's ideal for using on ... | |
| Dying Flytrap!! | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: I just received this flytrap and its had 2 of its traps start to rot already. I dont know what to do ... A: Flytraps are semi-evergreens, which means that they retain some of their leaves (traps) through the ... | |
| Fly Trap | 5/23/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys, I was wondering about my Fly Trap. It is the one called a B52 for its large traps. I'm ... A: Smaller traps can be the result of lower humidity and stronger sunlight. This is the plant's way of ... | |
| Is it time to read this sundew its last rights? | 5/23/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about this sundew will sundew ever pull threw and start to grow. Is ... A: Yes, I'm afraid so. It should have had some signs of new growth by now. The resting bud should ... | |
| Please identify | 5/21/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify this plant? I bought it at a garden center and it did very well for several years, ... A: This is Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa. It is native to northern Florida through North Carolina. ... | |
| Drosera | 5/20/2011 |
| Q: I recently received an order of drosera rotundifolia from a local nursery, and the ones I received ... A: First and foremost, you should always contact the original nursery if you are at all concerned about ... | |
| Neppenthes growing conditions | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: just by the Mexican boarder, my question was regarding the tropical pitchers growing conditions. ... A: Yes, you can grow a variety of Nepenthes in your region as long as you grow them in a sunny ... | |
| Dromancy | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: I am planning to buy your bladder wort (tropical one) but i don't know the method for the ... A: Yes and no. In the wild, the plant will naturally experience a somewhat "dry" period when it ... | |
| fungicide | 5/16/2011 |
| Q: Today when I got home i checked my sarracenia leucophylla. The soil all around it was covered with ... A: Yes, sulfur will both kill and prevent future fungus. Spray the soil liberally. As for brand, we ... | |
| Stunted Leaves on Drosera Regia | 5/16/2011 |
| Q: I purchased a small D. Regia from you at one of last year's open houses. I have it under some ... A: You're already seeing an improvement in growth, so we know nutrition was a factor. At this point, ... | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | 5/15/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question on how much sun should a D. rotundifolia get? Should I provide ... A: This species will grow well in partial to full sun. I've seen this plant grow in full sun in the ... | |
| transplanting drosera adelae | 5/15/2011 |
| Q: The drosera adelae I grew back from the roots as you instructed me are doing fine. THe only problem ... A: You won't hurt them per se. It'll only set it back a bit. What you'll see is that it'll slow down ... | |
| Nepenthes Hamata growing conditions | 5/14/2011 |
| Q: I'm writing because I am in need of assistance in diagnosing whether or not I should acclimatize my ... A: Given that you live in the Portland area, I'd advise to keep your plants in the open terrarium. I ... | |
| identification of sarracenia | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: what it is the difference between S.leucophylla "Green" and the S. Schnell's Ghost? A: Schnell's Ghost is a cultivar of the a true green and white Sarracenia leucophylla. This plant ... | |
| Fungicide | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: I am wondering if I really need to use the fungicide mentioned in your videos for repotting my ... A: While you can use fugnicides as a precaution, it's not at all necessary to use it at the time of ... | |
| Brownish tips on VFT's & Brand of Water Trays | 5/12/2011 |
| Q: I have uploaded an image of 1 of my VFT's for you to please look at. Can you try to explain what ... A: That helps me a bit. When I see brown tips and small traps like this, I immediately think of one of ... | |
| Nepenthes lighting | 5/12/2011 |
| Q: I am turning a 7x10' room into a lowland Nepenthes growing area and I have having some conflicting ... A: There's no single answer to this question. It's sort of like asking different growers the soil ... | |
| Cool Water or Cold? | 5/12/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, Jason from Arizona. I was wondering about temperature for watering my Fly Traps and ... A: Yes, it will shock the plants, but it won't kill them. The plants will simply slow down their ... | |
| no pitchers | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: I have a N. aristolochioides that seems to be growing quite well - leaves are developing, no ... A: This species is an ultra highland Nepenthes. It likes mild days and cool nights. A hot day for ... | |
| trouble growing Drosera Spatulata | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: My D. Spatulata is dying. This is the second one I've had, and I am failing again. I have it in a ... A: There are many possible reasons why plants die. Given that you have a scorpiodes that is thriving, ... | |
| king sundew | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: ive been growing my king sundew for almost 3 years now. im in South Dakota, and last summer was its ... A: You can move your plant outdoors if you feel confident that you are passed the risk of frost. ... | |
| Saracenia | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: My plant is about 3 yrs now and has come from freezing winter. Back every spring BUT so are some ... A: Yes, grass is a nuisance, and we deal with it continuously at our nursery. When you see them, it's ... | |
| little red bugs, yuck! | 5/9/2011 |
| Q: I recently noticed that I have some tiny little red bugs (red spider mites maybe?) in one of my ... A: They could possibly spider mites. One of their hallmark traits is webs amongst the leaves. Spider ... | |
| scale on Cephalotus | 5/8/2011 |
| Q: Last fall I obtained a nice Cephalotus. Didn't notice any issues at the time though I did look the ... A: The best treatment for scales is a systemic insecticide, such as imidacloprid or acephate. You can ... | |
| Nepenthes Insecticides | 5/8/2011 |
| Q: One of my Nepenthes (a DeRoose Alata) has had spider mites since last autumn. Luckily they seem to ... A: I'm not familiar with the specific compound that you mentioned, but it seems to be in the same class ... | |
| Venus Flytraps blooming and transplanting | 5/7/2011 |
| Q: I have several flytraps which are currently sending up bloom stalks.... Would it hurt to transplant ... A: Whether to transplant them now or wait depends on your goals. If you need to transplant the plants ... | |
| Bromeliad Fertilizer | 5/7/2011 |
| Q: I'm growing a few Drosera Capensis (Typical) at the moment. I want to try the foliar feeding ... A: Don't worry about the bromeliad fertilizer. We understand it's a difficult product to find, but ... | |
| pots for Sarracenia | 5/6/2011 |
| Q: Im here contraditions on using clay pots for sarracenia. I live in southern Louisiana and just ... A: As mentioned previously, the benefits of terracotta is mostly seen when humidity is low enough to ... | |
| pots for Sarracenia | 5/6/2011 |
| Q: Im here contraditions on using clay pots for sarracenia. I live in southern Louisiana and just ... A: Plastic pots are the preferred method because they retain more water. However, we recommend ... | |
| Is this Raf sick? | 5/6/2011 |
| Q: I purchased this N. Rafflesiana from a vendor I've never ordered from before and it has some odd ... A: First and foremost, if you are ever concerned with the health of a plant that you received from a ... | |
| Shade Screen | 5/6/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys. I have a question about shade cloth. I have your video on growing these plants in the ... A: That could possibly work, but our experiments were specifically with terracotta because of the ... | |
| Shade Screen | 5/5/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys. I have a question about shade cloth. I have your video on growing these plants in the ... A: The main thing to consider in your situation is moderating soil and leaf temperature. So the ... | |
| Repotting | 5/5/2011 |
| Q: I have a two year olf D. dichotoma that has been in the same pot since I received it. The roots have ... A: It's not a problem at all to cut the roots. In fact, that's how we propagate this plant, via root ... | |
| Sarracenia purpurea | 5/5/2011 |
| Q: my Purple pitcher plant was overwintered in my mini bog in Dallas, TX and has not come back with any ... A: In your climate, you should see some new growth by now. Even on our purple pitchers in our ... | |
| Adding gravel to the top of pots | 5/4/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys! I just wanted to thank you guys for all your help on this website and in your e-book! My ... A: Yes, this technique works well on flytraps! Given that your climate is similar to ours in Oregon, ... | |
| Red Cape | 5/4/2011 |
| Q: i live in south Florida where currently it is HOT HOT HOT. Just recently about three weeks ago ... A: Dew production s affected by sunlight and temperature. While the red leaf variety is more tolerant ... | |
| Pinguicula | 5/4/2011 |
| Q: What zones are Pinguicula Caerulea and Pinguicula Lutea in ? And can I grow them outside during ... A: Yes, that would be fine. They appreciate dappled sunlight. I'm not sure about putting them in the ... | |
| Pinguicula | 5/4/2011 |
| Q: What zones are Pinguicula Caerulea and Pinguicula Lutea in ? And can I grow them outside during ... A: Those species are native to zone 8 regions, primarily in northern Florida. In many respects, their ... | |
| Are Old nepenthes leaves good for drainage? | 5/3/2011 |
| Q: I was just wondering, old nepenthes leaves seem to go quite woody when they die off. could I re-use ... A: In horticulture, there's a notion that the best compost for any plant is decomposed plant parts of ... | |
| Two Tube Shop Light | 4/29/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I have a two tube shop light set up same as on your video. How often should I replace ... A: The tubes tend to decrease in intensity over time. You should replace them yearly, or when you ... | |
| Help! Pitcher Plant Sabotage! | 4/28/2011 |
| Q: My 2.5 yr old baby brother pulled all of the new growth off of my White Top Pitcher Plant, by ... A: As distressing as it may seem, the plant will be all right. The most you can do is give it time to ... | |
| Water | 4/28/2011 |
| Q: Will leaving a gallon of tap water out for two days be sufficient in getting out minerals? Or does ... A: Leaving the water sitting has no affect on mineral levels. Minerals never evaporate out of water. ... | |
| I need help | 4/27/2011 |
| Q: I order some plants online and they arrived today. I order a sarracenia leucohylla and a drosera ... A: There is no harm in cutting off the leaves on your plants if they are excessively damaged. It's a ... | |
| I need help | 4/27/2011 |
| Q: I order some plants online and they arrived today. I order a sarracenia leucohylla and a drosera ... A: First and foremost, if you are at all concerned about the health of your plants, you should always ... | |
| Stunted Leaves on Drosera Regia | 4/25/2011 |
| Q: I purchased a small D. Regia from you at one of last year's open houses. I have it under some ... A: Since the plant is in a 3-inch pot and you've had it for almost a year, it definitely could use a ... | |
| Butterwort starting to fade | 4/25/2011 |
| Q: About 3 weeks ago I bought a butterwort at a local plant show. ITs large already potted and growing, ... A: I prefer not to deal with maximums because a lot of growers get confused with this concept. ... | |
| S. rubra ssp. jonesii | 4/25/2011 |
| Q: I just recently received an S. rubra ssp. jonesii from you and planted it in my bog garden April 15 ... A: It's fine to let it bloom. The plant grows very vigorously and bounces back quickly. Of course, ... | |
| Stunted Leaves on Drosera Regia | 4/24/2011 |
| Q: I purchased a small D. Regia from you at one of last year's open houses. I have it under some ... A: That helps me out a lot. There are a couple factors that could cause stunted growth. The first and ... | |
| Pesticides | 4/23/2011 |
| Q: I found aphids attacking my CP's, my local lowes store doesn't sell the type of pesticides I used to ... A: Yes, that's perfectly fine to use on carnivorous plants. Pyrethrin will kill off the bugs, and ... | |
| Identification | 4/23/2011 |
| Q: can you help me identify a Sarracenia? Thank you A: This is most likely Sarracenia purpurea x rubra. There are many forms of this hybrid since there are ... | |
| sarracenia | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: This isn't really a cp question but a question thats bugging me for a long long time. well it's ... A: When making hybrids, it's important to determine which plant will be your mother plant (the plant ... | |
| Watering North American CPs with Nepenthes Water | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: I live in California and have a small collection of North American carnivorous plants and a ... A: Charcoal isn't a factor since it's only carbon and very inert. Bark is a consideration if it's old ... | |
| Watering North American CPs with Nepenthes Water | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: I live in California and have a small collection of North American carnivorous plants and a ... A: Conserving water is definitely something that all gardeners will need to consider. At this time, I ... | |
| Transplanting my purple pitcher plant | 4/21/2011 |
| Q: My growing zone is 7, and I live in Walnut Cove, NC. U just need to know if it's too late for me to ... A: It's not at all too late. It's still early in the growing season, and your plant will have lots of ... | |
| Water | 4/21/2011 |
| Q: I have a deep, pure well with no additives. It has hard water of a neutral pH. Can I use this water ... A: The water should be soft with little or no minerals. You'll need to check for total dissolved ... | |
| Unknown species | 4/21/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify this carnivorous plant for me? I can't seem to compare to nothing out there. Kind ... A: It looks like Sarracenia purpurea x rubra, same as the previous photo you uploaded, but with ... | |
| Unknown species | 4/21/2011 |
| Q: Can you help me identify this carnivorous plant? Ive been going craizy trying to figure it out. ... A: That's likely Sarracenia rubara x purpurea, but it's difficult to determine which subsspeices of ... | |
| Butterwort starting to fade | 4/19/2011 |
| Q: About 3 weeks ago I bought a butterwort at a local plant show. ITs large already potted and growing, ... A: The plant you have is likely Pinguicula primuliflora. It's a very common butterwort in cultivation ... | |
| nepenthes rajah | 4/19/2011 |
| Q: Hey can N.rajah grow in puerto rico and if yes can you give me some tips.I think it will, anyway I ... A: You will have the same issues with N. lowii as you would with N. rajah, and worse. This plant grows ... | |
| Water temperature | 4/18/2011 |
| Q: Charlotte, NC Zone 8, growing various Sarracenia and Flytraps. Full sun most of the day and they sit ... A: You have nothing to worry about. If you see videos and photos of our nursery, you'll notice that ... | |
| flowering | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: My venus flytrap that I asked you about earlier just started to put up a flower stalk. It's like ... A: That's much better. Thank you! Keep in mind that I can only help you to the extent of the ... | |
| Darlingtonia color | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: I live in Forest Grove, Oregon. The plant is in a large bog garden with good drainage. The soil in ... A: The color of your plant is completely normal at this time of the year. The pitchers typically turn ... | |
| Hoo! Noo! Spider Mites! | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: 1. Dionaea muscipula 2. All my Northern American plants have spider mites mostly concerned with ... A: It helps me out a lot. Spider mites tend to infect plants in warm dry climates, so it's no surprise ... | |
| flowering | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: My venus flytrap that I asked you about earlier just started to put up a flower stalk. It's like ... A: This is often a common misconception about flowers. It doesn't necessarily sap the plant of energy. ... | |
| N. truncata (Paisan) leafs getting smaller | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: Hey there, I have a truncata paisan that I bought from a nursery back in January. I don't know why ... A: That helps me out a lot. Smaller leaves usually occurs when the humidity drops and/or the light ... | |
| Nepenthes, Cpehalotus etc fertilizer | 4/15/2011 |
| Q: GROW MORE 20-20-20 Premium Orchid Food/Fertilizer Total Nitrogen (N)
20% ... A: Yes, this is perfectly fine to use with tropical pitcher plants. However, you'll need to make sure ... | |
| Blown Away!!! | 4/14/2011 |
| Q: I live in Northern Utah and currently we're having really strong winds where I live. My family's ... A: Yes, they'll be perfectly OK. I take it that the plants simply got blown on their sides while still ... | |
| VFT trap size reduction | 4/13/2011 |
| Q: My VFT has awoken from dormancy about 2 weeks ago. The leaves are coming at a steady pace and the ... A: That's completely normal. The first set of traps are typically smaller in early spring than during ... | |
| Carnivorous plants keep dying! | 4/13/2011 |
| Q: 1) The species of carnivorous plant you're growing. VFT, American Pitcher Plants, Cape Sundew, ... A: Ideally, this format is best suited for one specific plant at a time. Much of the plants you listed ... | |
| Container Bog Gardens | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: I am located in central Florida, Orlando to be exact. I have about 6 fly-traps (sp. unknown, bought ... A: This helps me out a lot. Given the size of your plants, you could use pots that are a minimum of 6 ... | |
| Repotting and blooming (1 question) | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: Im wondering I have several pitcher plants of different varieties that are currently putting on ... A: I'm assuming you're talking about Sarracenia pitcher plants and not tropical pitcher plants. It's ... | |
| Spots developing on S Flava | 4/9/2011 |
| Q: Conditions 1) The species of carnivorous plant you're growing. S-Flava 2) A concise ... A: There's nothing wrong with the plant per se. It's a form of rust spots, a type of fungus that is ... | |
| Is this Judith Hindle still alive? | 4/9/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about this judith Hindle. Is this plant still alive. I repotted ... A: In cases like this, the most you can do is wait. Sometimes parts of the rhizome dies off, which ... | |
| Cephalotus follicularis & Live Shagnum Moss | 4/8/2011 |
| Q: I have a Hummer's Giant that I ordered from you earlier this year and its is growing in an African ... A: I don't recommend it at this time. The moss grows very rapidly, much faster than the Cephalotus. ... | |
| Sarracenia flava | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: I live in north Florida and planned to repot the pitcher plant this weekend; my plant has put out ... A: Yes, it's still OK to repot your Sarracenia. Your growing season is fairly long, so your plant will ... | |
| Sun Picture Color | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I had a question of curiosity about my Sun Picture. I have it in the same set up as yours ... A: From what you described, that's a normal process. The plant incorporates more chlorophyll as the ... | |
| nepenthes rajah | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: Hey can N.rajah grow in puerto rico and if yes can you give me some tips.I think it will, anyway I ... A: I'm not sure how high your mountains are, but you need to be fairly high up to grow rajah ... | |
| Water Quality | 4/5/2011 |
| Q: My water supply tests out at Ph 7.8 and nitrate at 10 ppm. What does this mean for a plastic lined ... A: With a high pH, it means that you have lots of minerals in your water. Without minerals, water is ... | |
| Nepenthes ventricosa pitchers | 4/2/2011 |
| Q: The Nepenthes I purchased from you last fall has almost doubled in size. The lower older leaves have ... A: Typically the lack of pitchers is caused by a lack of sufficient sunlight and/or lack of sufficient ... | |
| Frost damage | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys I find your sight useful, I particularly like the pictures of plants under 30% humidity and ... A: Exposure to wind, soil moisture and closeness to the ground can affect how plants in different pots ... | |
| Sarracenia purpurea - large green pitchers? | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: Greetings, 1) Sarracenia purpurea 2) When I acquired this Sarracenia, it had three small red ... A: It helps me out a lot. Your plant has the classic signs of insufficient light. The plant really ... | |
| Sarracenia flava | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: You told me that sarracenia flava have no fluids in there pitchers. But right now my sarracenia is ... A: Sorry, Alberto. I really have no idea what you're talking about. Of the thousands of Sarracenia ... | |
| Brown/Rust Spots and Yellow/Green Leaves? | 3/31/2011 |
| Q: I recently just ordered a ventricosa x ampullaria from another vendor and when I received it, there ... A: That helped me out a lot. There isn't anything seriously wrong with the plant. What you're seeing ... | |
| Venus Fly Trap problem | 3/31/2011 |
| Q: 1) Venus Fly Trap 2) My venus flytrap died down due to low light but now has more light. The ... A: There are a couple issues going on. First is lighting. Flytraps are really full sun plants. At ... | |
| Nepenthes Singalana Need repotting | 3/31/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question as to whether or not this Nepenthes Singalana needs to be repotted, ... A: Yes and no. Nepenthes generally have short root systems, so they can actually stay in the same pot ... | |
| Frost damage | 3/30/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys I find your sight useful, I particularly like the pictures of plants under 30% humidity and ... A: The reason for the frost damage, despite that flytraps are tolerant of frosty weather, is the lack ... | |
| Sarracenia Purpora | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about whether this plant can be put into Tara Cotta Pot. I have ... A: Yes, you can grow this plant in a terracotta pot. We discuss the use of terracotta pots in Volume 1 ... | |
| When Should I take the cover off of my bog | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering when I should take the cover off of my bog garden, our low temperatures are supposed ... A: There really isn't any hard and fast rule when to remove the mulch. (I'm assuming that you used ... | |
| About SuperThrive | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: I bought your downloadable versions of your instructional DVDs, wich by the way are awesome, but I ... A: The dosage they indicate is for use with every time you water your plants. The dosage we indicate ... | |
| Heat Protection | 3/27/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I'm growing a Flava and some fly traps in AZ. At what temp. do you recommend that I start ... A: It depends on the size and type of pot you're using and your growing technique. In general, you ... | |
| Is this judith Hindle Alive | 3/27/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, How will I know if this Judith Hindle is alive. I cut it back for spring time. When ... A: The photo isn't clear enough to figure out what I'm looking at. To be sure, are you referring to ... | |
| Nepenthes | 3/26/2011 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes Highland Alata or Ventricosa plant (live in NY). Does this plant require a ... A: You can repot Nepenthes and other tropical plants at anytime of the year. For soil recipes, read ... | |
| Dewy Pine | 3/26/2011 |
| Q: Sorry, I thought I had attached the picture. My original post was: Hello Jeff. Can you tell me what ... A: I'm not really sure you did anything wrong. It could just be a genetic fluke. Since you're ... | |
| Nepenthes | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes Highland Alata or Ventricosa plant (live in NY). Does this plant require a ... A: Nepenthes are true tropicals. They have no dormancy period. They will often slow down during the ... | |
| Dewy Pine | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: Sorry, I thought I had attached the picture. My original post was: Hello Jeff. Can you tell me what ... A: That does look like a flower bud. I've never heard of such a young one trying to bloom. I would ... | |
| Flava Deformed Growth | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: 1) The species: S. Flava Typical, S Flava Cupera 2) A concise description of a single issue: ... A: This always helps. This happens periodically, and we see it on our plants intermittently during the ... | |
| Artificial light | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: I have a Drosera adelae at my office that is under artificial light. I have thought about purchasing ... A: Definitely get the timer. Most plants are not very tolerant of a 24 hour photoperiod since this is ... | |
| Sarracenia on the decline | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: I received a division of this plant and it sent up a flower which I cut. The first pitcher reached ... A: This almost sounds like there is fertilizer in the media. What was your source of peat and perlite? ... | |
| Help! Wrong soil used | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I am putting in a big bog garden. It is 16 to 18 inches deep on the side I have a problem with. It ... A: I don't think all is lost. Just shovel out the compost, and take a little of the peat mix too. ... | |
| Nepenthes | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: The picture is a bicalcarata (lowland) which I got from you a few months ago. The leaves are kind ... A: This really helps. Ahh, this one is easy. Nepenthes bicalcarata is a Nepenthes that lives up to ... | |
| Rafflesiana growing and growing tall... | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I have my Nepenthes rafflesiana for almost four years now and its growing amazing, Its located on a ... A: Sounds like it's time to take some cuttings. You can clip rafflesiana quite a bit and it will shoot ... | |
| Dead plant | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I had my north American plant outside, when a unexpected snowstorm hit. I wasn't home, but I brought ... A: If the rhizome of your plant still looks good, probably not. We've had late season frosts hit us ... | |
| Did this cobra Lily make? | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question on whether or not this cobra lily made it. Is there a way to tell ... A: The plant looks ok. Darlingtonia, however, can be very frustrating since you can have perfectly ... | |
| Venus fly trap | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: My fly trap has been fed three weeks ago and it hasn't opened up since then and some are eaves ... A: That probably means that trap is at the end of its life. That's normal. If it starts to turn ... | |
| Rust/thrips | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: I had gotten this plant from you guys about idk 6 months back and i noticed something like rust on ... A: You can usually find these in grocery stores where they sell insecticides. Here's a link: ... | |
| P. laueana | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: I am growing Pinguicula laueana which I've had almost a year now. Unfortunately, I don't have a ... A: In our greenhouse their dormancy is triggered by both short days and nighttime temperatures in the ... | |
| Fungus gnat larvae | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: I lost a lot of my temperate collection to fungus gnat larvae and root rot this last winter. One ... A: I'm sorry to hear about all plants you lost. Usually Fungus gnats are an annoyance, not a serious ... | |
| Companion plants | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: I am wondering if there are any plants I can grow in the same soil as my CP's I was wondering about ... A: Besides the nasty sedge grasses that will try to grow in your pots no matter what you do, several ... | |
| Tentacles bending back | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: capensis and others like the capensis that don't like the heat and other like some of my pygmy ... A: If it's been cool, and you have a sudden increase in temperature, this can happen. If you have a ... | |
| Nepenthes Help | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: The picture is a N. ventricosa x spectabilis (highland) which I bought from you at the fall open ... A: This definitely looks like cold damage. Sunburn looks a little different, and it's also very ... | |
| Rust/thrips | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: I had gotten this plant from you guys about idk 6 months back and i noticed something like rust on ... A: Ahhh, that puts a different spin on this. I think your lighting is probably fine. The insect ... | |
| Is the sundew done for | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a dew thread that I just put outside for the spring time and its all black and ... A: If you have some of the Bayer 3-in-1, that has tebuconozole in it, and it works very well. I think ... | |
| Rust/thrips | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: I had gotten this plant from you guys about idk 6 months back and i noticed something like rust on ... A: It looks like some kind of Mealy Bug, so you will need to treat. I'd recommend something like the ... | |
| Is the sundew done for | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a dew thread that I just put outside for the spring time and its all black and ... A: Unfortunately, I've seen this many times. In the darker conditions of winter one of your dormant ... | |
| Carnivorous plants | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: Souring the time I've seeing that sarracenia glacé have like a umbrella so water does not go in ... A: Both Nepenthes and Sarracenia have lids to keep excessive rainwater from diluting the contents of ... | |
| Sarracenia flava | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: I've read in you're instructions that carnivorous plants don't need much insects but I've seeing ... A: No that's not bad. It's feeding well. It's also a good example of why you don't need to feed most ... | |
| One of my Nepenthes Miranda's picther fell over. | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: overnight one of my Nepenthes Miranda picher fell over (look at the picture)so I'm wondering why. I ... A: that always helps. This isn't anything to worry about. It probably just had a little damage from ... | |
| Drosera Prolifera | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: I bought this plant about a month ago from you guys in Portland at the Garden Show. I live in ... A: Move your D. prolifera to the window where the Cape sundew is living. It definitely needs more sun. ... | |
| pyrethrin | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys, I have a Flava and some fly traps that are just starting to come out of dormancy. There in ... A: Preventative spraying with pyrethrins won't really do you any good. It breaks down within 24 hours ... | |
| sundews | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: I been growing my sundews and tropical pitcher plants inside under artificial light. What I would ... A: That's not something I can answer real specifically since I don't know your typical weather patterns ... | |
| Humidity | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: I read that carnivorous plants don't need much humidity but I'm growing all my carnivorous plants in ... A: Most, it not all, of those plants can be grown in low humidity. However, you can't just suddenly ... | |
| plants | 3/17/2011 |
| Q: I set up a growing rack in a southwestern window with a compact fluorescent 25watt (100watt ... A: I would be very leery about using the refrigerator for this purpose. Temperatures in there are ... | |
| pitcher's life | 3/16/2011 |
| Q: This question just popped into my head today. I know that nepenthes pitchers survive for about 1.5 ... A: Sarracenia leaves usually live for the duration of a growing season. Most leaves are on the plant ... | |
| Is it safe to de-mulch C.P? | 3/16/2011 |
| Q: so spring is on its way finally! This is my first dormancy and I have been getting really anxious to ... A: You should be just fine to uncover you plants now. Just watch your weather, and if you have a spell ... | |
| nepenthes | 3/16/2011 |
| Q: Sorry to bug you again but I wanted to ask you about the nepenthes I purchased from you and got ... A: Loss of a pitcher like that is almost inevitable when a plant is shipped. They are going through a ... | |
| Venus Fly Traps Dying | 3/16/2011 |
| Q: at the end of last summer I was having a problem with my Venus fly traps. I've been growing ... A: This is very mysterious. What is the source of your peat moss and perlite? What brands are they? ... | |
| Pitcher pruning | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I started my carnivorous plant collection a few months back and we are now heading into Autumn in ... A: You clip the tendril right where it joins the leaf. You want to leave the leaf intact so the plant ... | |
| My sundew | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: My sundew has dew good enough to catch an insect but one you told me that the hours of sun light ... A: Growing plants doesn't work like that. You need to give them time. It will be a minimum of two ... | |
| Drosophyllum lusitanicum | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I live in the Portland, Oregon, area. I have started some Drosophyllum lusitanicum from seed in the ... A: The volume #2 DVD has information on fertilization. That information is totally appropriate for ... | |
| Ventricosa | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: Hey Guys. I have a Ventricosa. The plant is in a four inch pot and sitting in a open fish tank with ... A: If it's been a few years, it's time to repot. You can bury the stem deeper. What the plant will do ... | |
| Ultrasonic fogger | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: //cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200556788029&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT I was thinking ... A: I'm not really sure about the salt; I've never heard of this. However, the way ultrasonic ... | |
| Drosophyllum lusitanicum | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: I live in the Portland, Oregon, area. I have started some Drosophyllum lusitanicum from seed in the ... A: You can put them outside in late May to early June, and they should be around 6". They don't seem ... | |
| Pitcher pruning | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: I started my carnivorous plant collection a few months back and we are now heading into Autumn in ... A: That always helps. Pitchers normally live about a month and a half, but it varies greatly from ... | |
| Baby cape sundews | 3/12/2011 |
| Q: I recently purchased a dionaea muscipula when I received it to my surprise I observed 7 baby cape ... A: The sundews could be with the Flytrap for awhile, but just because of space you'll want to move ... | |
| my dosera capensis | 3/12/2011 |
| Q: I want to know the speed of a dosera Capensis when capturing it's pray. It live in a window with ... A: With only 1 hour of sun a day, a Cape Sundew probably won't be sticky enough to capture insects. ... | |
| identify by flower buds | 3/11/2011 |
| Q: I would like to ID these plants if possible. I am dividing now (in NC). I know I have Flava & ... A: I'm leaning towards saying this is S. leucophylla "Tarnok". Tarnok tends to get full and weedy like ... | |
| dividing w/flower buds showing | 3/11/2011 |
| Q: I am dividing my pitcher plants now in NC. Flower buds are showing. Will dividing them now still ... A: I highly recommend cutting flower buds off if you divide rhizomes. Blooming takes lots of energy ... | |
| Pond placement | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: Gents, Is Premier, Pro Mix, BX with Mycorise (see below link) ok for replanting my CP's? ... A: I've found that if you have an established pond with plants that carnivorous plants tend to do fine. ... | |
| Nepenthes Sanguinea Pitcher Development Issue | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys! I have a quick question as to why my nepenthes sanguinea is not producing pitchers as fast ... A: Two things may be at play here that is slowing down pitchering. First is just the day length. We ... | |
| Cutting off Sarracenia flower | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: I recently added three mature rhizomes to my collection and I am not sure how long ago they were ... A: Here's the situation. It varies a bit by species. For instance, S. rubra varieties don't take as ... | |
| Dewey Pine watering | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: I just received and setup my dewey pine and it looks great! My question is that it says to water ... A: The moisture meters would probably work great for Drosophyllum since they like about the same amount ... | |
| Planting Medium | 3/9/2011 |
| Q: Gents, Is Premier, Pro Mix, BX with Mycorise (see below link) ok for replanting my CP's? ... A: All of those will kill your plants. Those are regular potting mixes with fertilizers and other ... | |
| Soil | 3/9/2011 |
| Q: I'm sorry for asking this much questions but in am still a bit new to this. I'd like to know wat is ... A: For Sarracenia flava, and all Sarracenia an equal mix of 1 part peat moss to 1 part perlite or clean ... | |
| My sundew | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: My sundew is to slow when it wraps up to its pray it takes about 3 to 2days to totally wrap up and I ... A: Speed of Sundew tentacle movement is affected by species and growing conditions. I find ours are ... | |
| Terra cotta pot question. | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have question about what I can use to plug the hole so that water can come out. Can ... A: A paper towel would probably work just fine. You're just looking for something that will keep soil ... | |
| Cephalotus follicularis growth rate? | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: I recently ordered a "Hummer's Giant" (#4) from you and I was wondering how long will it take it to ... A: From seed, Cephs easily take four to five years to begin developing mature pitchers. We have ... | |
| N bicalcurata | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: The plant would get 5hrs of sunlight behind a southwest window and distilled water and I will mist ... A: Nepenthes bicalcurata is one of the Nepenthes that lives up to the stereotype of wanting hot, humid ... | |
| Sand for CP's mixes | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: Hey there! I'm just wondering which QUIKRETE sand would be good for my Carnivorous plants before I ... A: By all means use the play sand. Play sand is well washed, and the company makes the assumption kids ... | |
| Cephalotus follicularis growth rate? | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: I recently ordered a "Hummer's Giant" (#4) from you and I was wondering how long will it take it to ... A: Cephalotus is a slow grower. With good growing conditions, they can roughly double in size in a ... | |
| repotting and waking up | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: I've heard many people say that you need to repot your plants from late feb. to early march. But I ... A: Anytime this month or next is going to be fine. Our rule is that early spring is a good time for ... | |
| dewy pine pot question | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, What pot would you go with, if you had a choice between 6.5 in pot and 8 inch pot? ... A: Definitely go for the bigger pot. Although I have several in 6" pots, they are big plants, and do ... | |
| drosophyllum | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: truncata or drosophyllum(I've been loking for both plants for a long time).whitch one do you think? ... A: That's a difficult choice to make considering both are fantastic plants. However, those ... | |
| nepenthes | 3/3/2011 |
| Q: o i forgot to tell u when i got the nepenthe out of its container prison it stop producing pitchers ... A: Nepenthes frequently drop their pitchers after a transition such as transplanting or a drastic ... | |
| D. alicia growth center problems | 3/3/2011 |
| Q: Greetings, I have been growing Drosera alicia for almost a year now. The problem is that some of ... A: I have to agree that your overall growing conditions sound very good. It is probably your ... | |
| Leaving plants alone and repotting | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: Hey there! I am growing a Drosera Adalea and a Drosera Multifidia in Days Creek, Oregon. I was ... A: Both of those species will do fine in a small pot for quite awhile; perhaps a year. They will ... | |
| nepenthes | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: i bot a nepenthe and all i have is cp soil and i herd these plants need plenty of drainage can i ad ... A: If all you have is the standard carnivorous plant mix (equal parts peat moss and perlite), then that ... | |
| Leaving plants alone and repotting | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: Hey there! I am growing a Drosera Adalea and a Drosera Multifidia in Days Creek, Oregon. I was ... A: The main issue when going on vacation is making sure the soil never dries out. It's hard to say if ... | |
| American pitcher plants | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: I live in New Orleans, La and I would like to make a water tray to house a larger collection of ... A: You're best avoiding using any sort of metal, including stainless steel. Stainless steel will ... | |
| drosera adelae | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: Just a postscript. I cut the leaves off my D. adelae on Jan. 12. No leaves and the part showing ... A: Butterworts don't grow back from the roots, so this treatment is more specific to adelae (and ... | |
| Is winter dormancy necessary for CP? | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I grow carnivorous plants in Thailand.Here temp ~ 30-35 C in summer and winter most not lower than ... A: Yes, winter dormancy is essential for flytraps and other North American carnivorous plants. The ... | |
| Growing in gardens | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I have two questions. Hello, I live in zone 10b and plant some sundews, venus flytraps and ... A: The frequency of repotting really depends on several factors - the size of your bog garden, your ... | |
| Lava rock | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: What type of drill bit do you use for lava rock ? Thank you, Jake A: I use masonry bits. They are easy to find in hardware departments. They are normally used for ... | |
| nepenthes venticosa seed production | 2/26/2011 |
| Q: i have a nepenthes ventricosa. i got it from you guys very recently. i here this species must have a ... A: All Nepenthes are dioecious having male and female plants. You need one of each to get pollination ... | |
| Venus Fly Trap Soil | 2/25/2011 |
| Q: I live in Scotland (the home of peat bogs!) and I'm struggling to find peat moss as it is considered ... A: I don't have a real solid answer on this one for you. If you can find long-fiber sphagnum moss, ... | |
| sundew seed pods | 2/25/2011 |
| Q: I grow a beautiful Drosera Capensis and it flowered a while ago. How do I know when the pods are ... A: The seed pods will turn black and open slightly when they are ripe and ready to drop seeds. At that ... | |
| Venus Fly Trap in Phoenix | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys. I'm going to try to grow a fly trap in the Phoenix area. My wonderment is should I go with ... A: Go with the second option. Using a terracotta pot does help cool, but I found when you place "a pot ... | |
| Nepenthes Growing Point | 2/23/2011 |
| Q: A Nep I got from you guys about a year ago (Mauna Loa) put out a secondary growth point a few months ... A: It always helps. It's really normal for new shoots like this to have unusual looking leaves. It ... | |
| Soil for my Cape Sundew | 2/23/2011 |
| Q: About a year or two ago, I ordered a drosera capensis regular form from you guys. It's growing ... A: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but these will kill your plant. It's best to save those for ... | |
| Rafflesiana | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys. I have a Nepenthes Rafflesiana that I bought from you about a year ago. I have it in a ... A: Since your plant looks good, and other conditions seem right, being a little close to the lights ... | |
| Proper lighting with only a few hours of direct sunlight. | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: I started growing carnivorous plants (Nepenthes Highlands, Sarracenia, Pinguicula, and ... A: With natural window light, and considering you're in Southern California, 4 hours should be fine. ... | |
| Rafflesiana | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys. I have a Nepenthes Rafflesiana that I bought from you about a year ago. I have it in a ... A: This sounds like the lights may be a bit hot. How close are the plants to the lights? What's the ... | |
| Proper lighting with only a few hours of direct sunlight. | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: I started growing carnivorous plants (Nepenthes Highlands, Sarracenia, Pinguicula, and ... A: Artificial light is going to be the best option as your collection grows. 2 hours of sun really ... | |
| Snowstorm | 2/20/2011 |
| Q: I have had my american pitcher plant outdoors for a while now.Ilive in salt lake city, utah, which ... A: Do bring your plant in if it started new growth. Normally, in zone 6 plants wouldn't be growing ... | |
| Ok to put oustside? | 2/20/2011 |
| Q: I have some Sarracenia seedlings, D. filiformis, D.filiformis red var., and a D. intermedia. I ... A: Our trip was great. Thanks for asking. You can see lots of photos from it at Jacob's Facebook ... | |
| Cephalotus transplant | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: I am going to transplant a regular Cephalotus into a larger pot, it is growing well and looks ... A: If you go to Lowes or Home Depot ask them for sandblasting sand. That is pure silica. The play ... | |
| Growing plants at Botanical Garden | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: Howdy Jacob :) Im planning on volunteering my time to the Botanical Center here in Des Moines, Iowa ... A: That's very generous of you. Many customers have also donated their collections to botanical ... | |
| Cephalotus transplant | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: I am going to transplant a regular Cephalotus into a larger pot, it is growing well and looks ... A: Soil mixture and general information can be found on our caresheet pages: ... | |
| starting seedlings and skipping dormancy | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I have read this answer on these threads on the website stating its oh k to skip dormancy for young ... A: Although we haven't played with this much ourselves, most growers report that about two years the ... | |
| Drosera Dichotoma | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: All experts, This is a fellow up question to the one I asked you on 8/27/10. You said that the ... A: Our personal experience with this plant has been that it will survive brief freezes down to the ... | |
| dormancy beginning now. | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I have been enjoying my Sarracenia six inch pot with 12 inch pitchers in a southern,sunny ... A: I wouldn't worry about it now. Sarracenia won't die (unlike Venus flytraps) from lack of dormancy. ... | |
| Drosera Adelae Picture | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I'm so sorry that I have been bothering you guys a lot. I have figured out how to send a picture or ... A: Your plant looks totally normal. Older leaves will always look like that on D. adelae. As long as ... | |
| light | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: Is a 48 inch 40 watt light with an light output of 1600 lumens and with a color temp of 2700k good ... A: If those truly are the specs for that fluorescent tube, the answer is no. 1600 lumens is quite low ... | |
| Fish Food? | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I have some Sundew seedlings of all types and way to small to catch the smallest insect in my ... A: You definitely can feed them fish food products. The devil is in the details with this, however. ... | |
| D.adelae | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying again. I recently bought another drosera adelae at Lowes. Some of the leaves had dew on ... A: It definitely can be. Three weeks to a month is usually when the new shoots begin. What you'll see ... | |
| Nepenthes clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) dead leaves | 1/29/2011 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes cipeata x (clipeata x eymae) that I got from you in October. I'm growing it in a ... A: This helps a lot. The plant is an intermediate plant, which means it's not as cold tolerant as a ... | |
| repotting | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: When would be the best time to repot my adult (6-7 year old) nepenthes ventrata? Also, what would be ... A: When to repot Nepenthes depends on how old the soil is, and if the plant looks too crowded. If ... | |
| flowering sarracenia | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I have a Sarracenia hybrid (it involves S leucophylla and either S flava, S rubra or S oreophila) ... A: Because you are further south than their native habitat, and your days will be a little longer, this ... | |
| venus flytrap trap problem | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: Hey 1) I'm not too sure what species it is, I'm very new to carnivorous plants. 2) The problem I ... A: Your plant doesn't look bad or abnormal for a young plant. It probably does need more light, ... | |
| Humidifier | 1/27/2011 |
| Q: I want to give my only Nepenthes (Nepenthes Ventricosa) some extra humidity i heard that if you mist ... A: This depends more on the humidifier than it does the plant. Is your humidifier an ultrasonic, or a ... | |
| Early Spring | 1/26/2011 |
| Q: As you know, we haven't had a hard winter yet that would normally cause the leaves of my outdoor ... A: Many Sarracenia, especially hybrids, only partially loose their leaves during the winter. Plants ... | |
| shipping bare root nepenthes | 1/26/2011 |
| Q: i recently ordered a pink clone of nepenthes sanguinea and it is coming bare-root, i was wondering ... A: It's always beneficial to soak a bare-root Nepenthes for about 15 minutes in Superthrive before ... | |
| Winter Leaves | 1/25/2011 |
| Q: I was just wondering when would you pick the winter leaves off a Pinguicula to produce more ... A: There is no specific month to do it. Different Ping. species seem to form the dormant rosettes at ... | |
| Sarracenia media | 1/25/2011 |
| Q: Do Sarracenias do well in Pure peat (100% peat)? A: They'll grow alright, but you have more problems with rotting due to lack of aeration in the media. ... | |
| Pale Plant | 1/24/2011 |
| Q: I am growing Drosera Adalae, It looks like, since I have taken it out of the shipping packaging, my ... A: Pale leaves are not unusual during the winter when light levels are low. You might need to move ... | |
| stratification of pitcher plant seeds | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: I currently have some S. leucophylla, S. purpurea, and Venosa burkii seeds. What length of time ... A: Usually 6 weeks, to 2 months is about right. They need a combination of cool and damp to break down ... | |
| mildew/mold on Drosera filiformis | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: I have some small D. filiformis and they appear to have mildew which is destroying some leaf tips. ... A: This product would be my top recommendation: ... | |
| nepenthes mikei temerature drop at night | 1/21/2011 |
| Q: i have a nepenthes mikei i ordered from you guys a week ago. i hear that highland nepenthes need a ... A: Fortunately, N. mikei isn't a super fussy plant. This time of year, your window will experience a ... | |
| Rocks in water tray | 1/21/2011 |
| Q: I am growing a Drosera Adalae and it is my first carnivorous plant. I have put some rocks in my ... A: Your growing conditions sound fine. Those types of rocks should be fine. Quartz is inert, and mica ... | |
| cephalotus enviorment | 1/19/2011 |
| Q: also can I grow a heliamphora under a fluorescent light equivalent to a 100watts at temperatures of ... A: With those cool nighttime temperatures both plants should do well. A little trick that works well ... | |
| Please help me identify this Nepenthes | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: Howdy! I got this Nepenthes as a welcome gift this Christmas from my wife. She was trying to order ... A: That definitely looks like a Nepenthes x deRoose's alata. It a hybrid of this lineage: (N. alata x ... | |
| Unsuitable conditions | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: What steps should i take to maintain or even improve the health of my plants under these ... A: You can maintain your plants this way. You just need to get more light to them. Consider adding a ... | |
| identification | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify this for me Pinguicula ? Thank you, Jake ... A: Yes, it does help. That is definitely Pinguicula moranensis. I think this one is sometimes called ... | |
| identification | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: Can you identify this for me Pinguicula ? Thank you, Jake A: This looks like P. moranensis. It's hard to tell without a clear flower. Also, many Mexican Pings ... | |
| Soil Care | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: I just bought a Cobra Lily, a sundew, and a red picther plant from Lowes and I need some edvice. I ... A: You're so going to hate what I have to say. I looked at your picture of your terrarium (Thanks for ... | |
| D.adelae | 1/13/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying again. I recently bought another drosera adelae at Lowes. Some of the leaves had dew on ... A: It very much needs sun now. That is what will help initiate the new growth. Don't transplant until ... | |
| brown spots | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: My Nepenthes Maxima is spotting and I don't know whether it is aging, pests, or some other ... A: That looks like a pretty normal old leaf on a Nepenthes maxima or maxima hybrid. They slowly begin ... | |
| drosera adalae | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: it's me again. I just have a quick question. I looked at your most recent reponce that you told the ... A: Like all sundews the sticky mucilage is the primary capturing mechanism. The tentacles move, but ... | |
| Flava | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: Hey guys, I looked at the videos for winter care and either I missed it or what I don't know. I'd ... A: Sarracenia flava will do just fine in your area. A couple years ago we had someone grow some plants ... | |
| drosera adalae | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: it's me again. I just have a quick question. I looked at your most recent reponce that you told the ... A: My plant is quite a bit older than yours. I wouldn't do it yet if it looks good. Over time, D. ... | |
| D.adelae | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying again. I recently bought another drosera adelae at Lowes. Some of the leaves had dew on ... A: This plant looks better than most that are in those cubes. It looks like it was potted up recently. ... | |
| heliamphora nutans typical | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: I've had my heliamphora nutans typical ever since Christmas and it came from petflytrap.com. They ... A: At this point it just sounds like it may not made the transition well, or depending on temperatures ... | |
| D.adelae | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: I'm trying again. I recently bought another drosera adelae at Lowes. Some of the leaves had dew on ... A: I'm a bit confused. I looked up your question from last June, and what I recommended then. Did you ... | |
| Nepenthes Sprouts? | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: My Nepenthes started growing little Nepenthes out of the soil and on the stem. I was mostly ... A: Unfortunately, (or fortunately) these are new shoots coming of the main stem. They are not separate ... | |
| soil and dormancy | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: I have a drosera sundew with some mold forming in the soil but there are also little bright green ... A: I can only take a guess without a photo, but your little green things sound like mosses of some ... | |
| N fusca | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: I recently bought a N fusca from you guy and it's been doing well it produced a new leaf and it has ... A: Repot when the plant seems crowded, too big for the pot, or if the soil seems to be breaking down. ... | |
| nepenthes | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: Remember the Nepenthes Ventrata I have that I asked about a few months ago? Well, it's been doing ... A: This is really common in the winter. What has happened is that the pitcher has started to form, but ... | |
| heliamphora nutans typical | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: I'm growing a heliamphora nutans typical and its leaves are wilting. It's in a terrarium and I ... A: I don't think you're doing anything wrong. If you check out our volume #3 DVD, you'll see that ... | |
| nepenthes flower | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: I don't have a female nepenthes in bloom and would like to save it to get seeds?If so does it need ... A: Pollen usually needs to be refrigerated. Folks normally store it in wax paper. I've never done it, ... | |
| Winter freezes in the Northeast - potted temperates and outdoor bog | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: 1) species: Pitchers, Sundews, Venus F.T.s, Cobras 2) issue: winter freezes 3) lighting: ... A: I'm going to give you a couple of links. Here's the first that addresses your bog garden: ... | |
| venus fly trap | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: ive bough my venus fly trap like three month ago and since i bought it it wont close its mouth shut ... A: I answered a question identical to yours about a month ago. Here's a link to that question and ... | |
| Insecticide podcast | 1/6/2011 |
| Q: You had a video of systemic insecticides up at one time. You still have the fungicide one on your ... A: I'll pass your idea along to Jacob. He's the webmaster. I think you're referring to the Bayer 3 in ... | |
| Nepenthes alba | 1/6/2011 |
| Q: I have been looking for information on growing N. alba throughout the internet, but sadly have not ... A: Nepenthes alba is considered a hybrid of N. gracillima x N. macfarlanei. We've not grown N. ... | |
| Ceph changing colours | 1/5/2011 |
| Q: I am giving it full sunlight. Not sure if this is too much as I've had it for about 6-7 weeks. Yes ... A: It looks like you may have some transitioning going on since you've moved it to full sun. You may ... | |
| Pitcher plant | 1/4/2011 |
| Q: I submitted a question yesterday & Jeff Dallas told me a picture would help. Attached is a picture ... A: This really helps. Your plant is a tropical, Southeast Asian pitcher plant called Nepenthes x ... | |
| N. x ventrata roots | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: I have a fairly large N. x ventrata that has been growing well for over a year and a half now, and ... A: This is classic root rot. It sounds like the soil may have been kept too wet for too long a period ... | |
| Sundew 'Fraiser Island' form | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: I recently recieved a Spathulata 'Fraiser Island form' that was mostly brown and felt sort of like ... A: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I think this plant is dead. The Fraser Island form of D. ... | |
| whats going on with this primrose butter wort | 1/1/2011 |
| Q: Allexperts, This primrose butterwort that I have looks pretty bad. I got it from you guys in the ... A: Under the best of circumstances P. primuliflora can be a fussy customer. It looks like your plant ... | |
| Dormancy | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: I live in Israel and grow tropical carnivorous plants. This year I planted seeds of North American ... A: That's enough of a seasonal change to induce dormancy. It may not be cold enough to stratify seeds. ... | |
| Re-entering Hobby w/ a bang | 12/28/2010 |
| Q: I am going to re-enter the carnivorous plant hobby beginning February. My knowledge from not growing ... A: When watering either Cephalotus or Heliamphora, do lots of top watering. Keep just a small amount ... | |
| Dewy Pine | 12/28/2010 |
| Q: Hey guys, I have a question regarding shade cloth for plants. I have heard of a product called ... A: Go for the 30% shade cloth. You want a little light shading, but not too much. These plants are ... | |
| Pitcher plant help | 12/22/2010 |
| Q: my name is David and I live in Riverton Wyoming. I was wondering if my North American sarracenia ... A: Absolutely. By then end of January we usually cut off all leaves on Sarracenia. Doing that serves ... | |
| Nepenthes sanguinea | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: I would be most grateful if you could help solve this problem for me. My Nepenthes Sanguinea arrived ... A: All you can do is say a few last words. If it froze, it's gone. :( Nepenthes are not like some of ... | |
| Pinguicula Primuliflora | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: I was playing on re-potting my Pinguicula Primuliflora when I re-pot my other Carnivorous plants ... A: This is a glazed ceramic pot, and it's just fine. Does it have a drain hole? P. primuliflora will ... | |
| What is my sundew doing. | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: my name is David and i live in Riverton, Wyoming. I have a Cape Sundew that i bought from walmart ... A: I'm going to start at the end and work backwards here. Go to our website and read our directions on ... | |
| Can I feed my serracenia Judith hindle earth worms | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: Is it ok to feed my serracenia Judith hindle earth worms? A: You can. There's no particular reason to do so since Sarracenia are very good bug catchers, and ... | |
| Winter Dormancy | 12/19/2010 |
| Q: I have a bunch of sarracenias outdoors, which have done very well outside through the summer months ... A: What I use as a decision point here on keeping plants covered is how cold and how long. If ... | |
| Heliamphora | 12/18/2010 |
| Q: Hey Guys, I just got volume 3 of your videos and it was GREAT. I was able to transplant my ... A: I was using simple plastic wrap. I covered the top about 3/4 leaving about 1/4 of the tank open. ... | |
| Yellow leaves | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes ventriosica and it has been growing well for a couple of months but now couple of ... A: There's really nothing to fix here, since probably nothing is wrong. Nepenthes are vines and older ... | |
| Water Quality | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: I think it was in Volume I of Grow Carnivorous Plants that you said that you need to be careful ... A: The main issue with roofs has to do with composition roofs. If you have a tar paper shingle type ... | |
| Nepenthes pest problem | 12/15/2010 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes deroose alata, which has done very well through the summer months. As it is now ... A: I run into this all the time when orchids or other plants get pests during the winter. I'll usually ... | |
| VFT and Birds | 12/15/2010 |
| Q: Sorry, this might seem a dumb question. Lately I've noticed some of my traps have gone "missing" or ... A: Once birds discover them as a source of insects you might need to put up bird netting. I know it's ... | |
| bog garden | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: I want to put in a 10x7x2 ft. carnivorous plant bog garden next spring, but my water is full of ... A: As I mentioned before, there are many different R.O. units out there, the Merlin is simply the one ... | |
| nepenthes truncat | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: I have had my plant for about 3 years now and the stem of a plant is getting long and laying on the ... A: You can do either. It's very normal for Nepenthes to form long brown stems since they are climbing ... | |
| nepenthes truncat | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: I have had my plant for about 3 years now and the stem of a plant is getting long and laying on the ... A: Sounds like it is definitely time to repot. When you take it out remove some of the old soil, but ... | |
| bog garden | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: I want to put in a 10x7x2 ft. carnivorous plant bog garden next spring, but my water is full of ... A: Depending on what you want to do, this may be a deal breaker on whether or not you really want to ... | |
| Nepenthes pest problem | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: I have a nepenthes deroose alata, which has done very well through the summer months. As it is now ... A: This sounds and looks very much like spider mites. (Thank-you for sending the photo.) These can be ... | |
| Tiny black bugs in the crack of my nepenthes leaves | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: I've just spotted very tiny little black bugs with antennas all over in the cracks at where the ... A: These sound like a type of scale insect. They come in on other plants, or can hide in soil ... | |
| sundew | 12/11/2010 |
| Q: I've had a young drosera adelae for about 3-4 weeks now. It had lots of new growth and the leaves ... A: Drosera adelae likes to be quite wet. If it dries out at all, you will loose mucilage on the ... | |
| mexican butterwort dormancy | 12/10/2010 |
| Q: I have a question relating to mexican butterwort dormancy. I have three butterworts ... A: With the P. moranensis just keep it moist, and it will decide if it needs to go dormant. There's no ... | |
| fluids? | 12/10/2010 |
| Q: As simple as it sounds... The fluids in both Sarracenia and in Nepenthes is it produced by the ... A: It's a bit of a mix, and it depends on the individual species. Nepenthes mostly produce their own ... | |
| mexican butterwort dormancy | 12/10/2010 |
| Q: I have a question relating to mexican butterwort dormancy. I have three butterworts ... A: During the winter keep the soil just moist to the touch. Keep little to no water in their tray. ... | |
| Nepenthes Glabrata | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: I recently purchased a Nepenthes Glabrata about a month ago and it hasn't been doing so well. I am ... A: No pitchers this time of year is due to short days. Lack of light, possibly combined with low ... | |
| Terrarium for Neps. | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes Ventricosa and it has no pitchers on it and i have it in a soil mix of long ... A: Lack of pitchers is usually caused by the short days in the winter. Longer days encourages more ... | |
| water! | 12/8/2010 |
| Q: I have bought many plants from you guys over the last few years and I now have quite a collection! ... A: If this unit truly is a deionizer, and not a softener, it would be great water for your plants. ... | |
| winter care | 12/5/2010 |
| Q: I am having where i live temps for the almost whole week we are having temps. in the low 20's to mid ... A: Since many of your plants were just purchased from a store, they are not acclimated to winter ... | |
| winter care | 12/5/2010 |
| Q: I just moved to St. Louis so I am nervous about my North American plant care since this is the first ... A: Yes, you need to cover them. I've been in St. Louis when the temperatures where in the single ... | |
| slugs in my pitcher plants | 12/4/2010 |
| Q: Before bringing my green and white pitcher plants in the garage, I looked in the tubes for fun. I ... A: Yes, they can be. They will chew up new spring growth. For some reason, Sarracenia oreophila is ... | |
| algee | 12/4/2010 |
| Q: ANSWER: Hi Ean, Once the algae starts, it's hard to stop. Prevention is better than cure. If you ... A: Those are easily big enough to transplant. Just lift them out gently with a spoon handle or ... | |
| algee | 12/3/2010 |
| Q: Hi my sarracenia and venus flytrap seedlings are growing in a pure peat moss and now there is a ton ... A: Once the algae starts, it's hard to stop. Prevention is better than cure. If you can scrape some ... | |
| Pinguicula Primuliflora | 12/3/2010 |
| Q: I just got my package with my Pinguicula Primuliflora. It had a flower stalk and the next day the ... A: This is normal. The flowers usually last just a couple of days. Yours also just underwent the ... | |
| When do I keep the soil on the dry side for my P. moranensis | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: I just recieved my P. moranensis from you guys today and a question struck me. I have read in a book ... A: Many Mexican butterworts will produce winter rosettes, but P. moranensis won't do it if you keep ... | |
| Care of Sweet Pitcher | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: I live in zone 6 (right on the edge of zone 7). My Sweet Pitcher is in a 10-inch pot. I keep the ... A: If your temperatures have been that cold, it's dormant. Not all Sarracenia species loose their ... | |
| Sarracenia minor | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: Four years ago i purchased a Sarracenia minor. The plant is growing in peat and Spang moss in full ... A: It's definitely time to repot. The peat moss breaks down over time, and it's probably time for a ... | |
| Quikrete Play Sand | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: I just repotted a large portion of my plants with peat and quikrete premium play sand. I read that ... A: I've used Quickrete play sand many times. It's fine. I think it's processed in Portland, and ... | |
| Sarracenia minor | 12/1/2010 |
| Q: Four years ago i purchased a Sarracenia minor. The plant is growing in peat and Spang moss in full ... A: This may have nothing to do with the hail storm. Sarracenia can have all kinds of damage to leaves, ... | |
| King Sundew problem | 12/1/2010 |
| Q: The leaves on my king sundew are turning brown at the tips and losing it's dew. It grows in equal ... A: Your plant actually looks fine. It's pretty normal for leaves to get browning at the tips. It's ... | |
| King Sundew problem | 12/1/2010 |
| Q: The leaves on my king sundew are turning brown at the tips and losing it's dew. It grows in equal ... A: King sundews, Drosera regia, have a couple big dislikes. They don't like being too wet, and they ... | |
| venus flytrap | 11/30/2010 |
| Q: Is it normal for a venus flytrap to close all it's traps by itself when entering dormancy? ANSWER: ... A: Here's my take on this situation. Over the years of teaching people to grow carnivorous plants ... | |
| Mystery plant? | 11/30/2010 |
| Q: and the most important WHAT KIND OF PLANT IS THIS? all i just mentioned would all that be ok to do? A: Since this plant has been in very low light it is difficult to be sure. However, since it was mass ... | |
| Nepenthes | 11/30/2010 |
| Q: I have a few nepenthes but I am not sure if I could be growing them in me region. I live in L.A. in ... A: Several Nepenthes can grow well in the Los Angeles area. Many intermediate and highland plants will ... | |
| Nepenthes ramispina not producing pitchers | 11/29/2010 |
| Q: My Nepenthes ramispina I purchased from you three weeks ago is not producing pitchers. I keep it in ... A: This is not at all unusual. Nepenthes often go through a transition period after shipping, and it ... | |
| Declining Pinguicula Moctezumae | 11/29/2010 |
| Q: I have a P. Moctezumae that I purchased at one of your 2009 open houses. When I first brought it ... A: P. monctezumae can be a fussy customer under the best of conditions. Since you are experiencing a ... | |
| venus flytrap | 11/29/2010 |
| Q: Is it normal for a venus flytrap to close all it's traps by itself when entering dormancy? A: Depending on temperatures, the traps can be partially or totally closed. When it's cold they tend ... | |
| Nepenthes | 11/22/2010 |
| Q: I recently got a nepenthes x ventrata that was very big and vigorous. I gave it distilled water and ... A: This is absolutely normal when a new Nepenthes is first brought home. These plants are usually ... | |
| Dormancy | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: I am about to cover up my bog garden for dormancy (zone 5, barrington IL), and I was wondering if ... A: Since everything is going to be covered, cut everything off. That minimizes transpiration and dead ... | |
| venus flytrap | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: I have 2 venus flytraps that are 3-4 years old. I live in southeastern Massachusetts and they are ... A: Since you have just two small plants, moving these to a cool window in the house for the winter ... | |
| fungus | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: I'm growing a S. purpurea that is having some fungus issues. I unpotted it a couple weeks ago, cut ... A: I've never personally tried using vinegar. It's very much worth experimenting with, but whenever I ... | |
| Sundew Plant Problem | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: I recently acquired an unknown Sundew from a grower here in Central Ohio. It seems to have come with ... A: Your sundew has aphids. The easiest thing to use is an insecticide with imidacloprid. Many of the ... | |
| Do D. Spatulata Frazer Island need warm temps. | 11/21/2010 |
| Q: Do D. Spatulata Frazer Island need warm temps and Strong light (2 daylight florecent lightbulbs) to ... A: Yes. This sundew originates from Frazer Island, Australia, which is fairly far north, and very ... | |
| purple pither plant | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: Hey guys! I have a young purple pitcher plant. I'm not sure if it's a ssp. purpurea or venosa ,but ... A: Not at all. This is a very typical appearance for a plant that has been in low light combined with ... | |
| Venus flytraps question | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about if you can cut the roots of the plant, if their roots are ... A: I wouldn't intentionally damage or cut roots if you don't need to. Flytraps will recover if you do, ... | |
| flood | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: my venus flytraps were left out last night then it has rained almost 3 inches and the pot has ... A: They will be just fine. Just drain out the excess water. I usually solve this problem by drilling ... | |
| Partially severed nepenthes | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: Earlier today a freak accident ( falling plant light) partially severed the long stem of my ... A: You actually did exactly what I would have done. I've had this to happen to Nepenthes many times in ... | |
| lowland | 11/13/2010 |
| Q: hey guys, i was given a kuchingensis x viking yesterday as a gift. it came unpotted (hate that!) but ... A: I've never been sure why they write that on those tags, but if we are talking indoor growing, no ... | |
| lowland | 11/13/2010 |
| Q: hey guys, i was given a kuchingensis x viking yesterday as a gift. it came unpotted (hate that!) but ... A: Very nice plant. We haven't grown this particular variety, but many hybrids such as this are very ... | |
| Nepenthes x ventrata | 11/12/2010 |
| Q: I live in northern Colorado and have a N. x ventrata that I have been growing for a little over a ... A: Yes this helps a lot! When you said shorter and thinner, I imagined really short and really thin, ... | |
| Nepenthes x ventrata | 11/11/2010 |
| Q: I live in northern Colorado and have a N. x ventrata that I have been growing for a little over a ... A: The information you sent really sounds like a nutritional problem. Flies generally have all the ... | |
| Dormancy to early? | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I live in Mass and the last couple of weeks have been very cold. We have had 2 frosts and day time ... A: Lets address the method of insulation. In theory, it should work. However, I've never experimented ... | |
| Lighting for Nepenthes | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I live in southern Louisiana and now with the cool weather setting in I've moved my nepenthes ... A: In this case it would be helpful to know the specific plants you're growing. You mentioned Miranda, ... | |
| Nepenthes x ventrata | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I live in northern Colorado and have a N. x ventrata that I have been growing for a little over a ... A: Based on your description, the problem is likely nutritional. I've observed this type of behavior ... | |
| Dormancy | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering one thing, is it possible to skip the first dormancy of Dionaea, Sarracenia and ... A: Yes, it's possible to grow your seedlings in a sheltered area for the first year or two. If you ... | |
| Is this Ping. Aphrodite dormant? | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey is this plant going dormant. Its is an P.Aphrodite, that I got from you guys I'm ... A: In our growing conditions, we haven't seen this plant go dormant. However, it will produce shorter ... | |
| fungicide | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: my drosera capensis get constantly attacked by a fungus, I know from the info on your CD what ... A: I'm assuming that the fungus is on the soil. That's where fungus typically starts. A sulfur ... | |
| nepenthes miranda | 11/8/2010 |
| Q: some people say you need to cut off the pitchers during the winter is this true and can tap water ... A: You only need to cut off the pitchers on your Nepenthes when they dry up. There's no advantage to ... | |
| Nepenthes truncata | 11/5/2010 |
| Q: truncata that i got from you about 2 or more years ago i have it under 3 100 Watt lights it have ... A: That is definitely a new shoot emerging. Unlike Sarracenia, you won't be able to divide off the ... | |
| feeding tropical carnivorous plants | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: I have no bugs in my house mabie a flys every couple months but thats it. Any information would be ... A: Bugs are actually one of the least important things about growing carnivorous plants. Carnivorous ... | |
| black leaf | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: and i live in Carrollton Ga ... A: With root damage, you could give your plant some SuperThrive. It helps with root development. Use ... | |
| What type of pitcher plant is this | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: I live in Victoria, Australia not far from Melbourne. I just bought a carnivorous plant from my ... A: European Wasp Killer?! It should be called an American Wasp Killer. Your plant is a Sarracenia ... | |
| regia and heterodoxa x minor | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: I've had my regia for two years and I think it's ready for a repotting. It's grown a forth crown ... A: You can use the standard 50/50 mix with regia as long as you're top watering your plant and the ... | |
| black leaf | 11/2/2010 |
| Q: and i live in Carrollton Ga ... A: It's likely there is some root damage. The plant isn't able to absorb enough water to offset ... | |
| black leaf | 11/2/2010 |
| Q: and i live in Carrollton Ga A: The black tips is likely from age. If you look closely on your plant, the tips are black only on ... | |
| Unusuality on Nepenthes rajah | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: I live in Northern Colorado, and have been growing a small N. rajah since early April. It grows in a ... A: Welcome to the frustrating world of growing Nepenthes rajah! This plant grows in the high ... | |
| New growth on VFT and Pitcher Plants turning brown | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: Oreophila, Scarlet Bele hybrid, a Sweet Excellens Hybid but I have a Sarracena rubra Jonesii and ... A: What you're seeing in your plants is a normal process as the weather cools down and the plants head ... | |
| venus fly trap | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: I would like to give a venus fly trap as a gift this holiday season. I am in NH, so planting the ... A: It's not exactly an ideal situation. At our nursery, we grow flytraps exclusively outdoors. Right ... | |
| too much light for neps? | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: i have all your dvds and the ebook, which are awesome by the way. i recommend them to all who submit ... A: The amount of lighting depends on a couple factors: species and temperature. Some species can take ... | |
| WAY TOO MUCH WATER | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: A few weeks ago here in Southern California, wee'd been getting a lot of rain. I decided to leave ... A: This isn't a problem in the short-term. These plants will sometimes experience periodic floods in ... | |
| Winter Care | 10/26/2010 |
| Q: I live in zone 6 and recently took action to winterize my cp's. All of my VFT's along with Scarlet ... A: The garage method is fine, provided that your garage is well insulated. The biggest issue is rapid ... | |
| brown leaves on nepenthes ampullaria | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I am growing a nepenthes ampullaria under a sixty-five watt florescent light in pure live sphagnum ... A: Yes, the leaves live for only 2-6 months. After that, they show signs of age - yellowing, brown ... | |
| Moving a cephalotus | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I have an Australian pitcher plant and i am trying to move it to a cool place for winter rest. I ... A: From what your description, I'm assuming you want to place your Cephalotus in a cooler location; the ... | |
| butterworts and neem extract fungicide | 10/24/2010 |
| Q: I have a Pinguicula moranensis that I had sprayed with neem extract as a precaution since it was ... A: We've used Neem on butterworts in the past, and I've never seen any damage to the leaves. In fact, ... | |
| Hitchhiker | 10/23/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a Giant Staghorn Sundew from your nursery back in March, and as I was trimming off dead ... A: That plant is a spoon leaf sundew, Drosera spatulata. It's a tropical species, so it won't tolerate ... | |
| N. Ventricosa x (macfarlanei x aristolochioides) | 10/23/2010 |
| Q: My N. Ventricosa x (macfarlanei x aristolochioides)takes over a month to grow a tiny bit. It grows ... A: Some species grow much slower than others. Macrfarlanei and aristolochiodes are reputed to be slow ... | |
| Leaf Burn | 10/20/2010 |
| Q: I thought I'd take the risk and not acclimatise my VFT. As I expected I've got leaf burn. Its not ... A: With no new growth for a month and signs of it getting more black, the outlook is a bit bleak. With ... | |
| Sun Burn? | 10/16/2010 |
| Q: I am only eleven and new at growing carnivorous plants. I have a Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis ... A: This is a common problem when plants are grown in greenhouses or in shade and are suddenly exposed ... | |
| dewless sundews and butterworts | 10/16/2010 |
| Q: I have two sundews (Drosera aliciae and Drosera spatulata) and a butterwort (Pinguicula moranensis) ... A: Contrary to popular belief, air humidity play a small role in dew production on sundews. The most ... | |
| Fungus on the peristome? | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: Greetings! I have a red type Nepenthes Ventricosa, and first I noticed tiny black spots on the ... A: That's very helpful. The black mold on the peristome is actually normal and is sometimes related to ... | |
| Nepenthes Sanguinea tendrils not forming | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: I've included some images of my Sanguinea. My soil is 1 part LFS, 1 part orchid bark. My water is ... A: I would have sent you down the wrong path because I originally thought something different. ... | |
| Watering a Ping.Tehuacan | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: Recently I purchased a Ping. Techuacan, I was wondering hows the best way to water it? I know you ... A: We sometimes use a different soil recipe depending on the ingredients we can get from our suppliers. ... | |
| Leaning Nepenthes | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes Sang. and I think it's a Nepenthes. Gal. not sure how you spell the whole thing ... A: Two things you could do. The first is to simply leave it alone. This is a common feature with ... | |
| N. reinwardtiana red dots on leaves | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: reinwardtiana and I live in New York City Right now i have the plant along with 5 other Nepenthes ... A: The red dots are commonly called rust spots. It's a harmless fungal infection, but it can be a sign ... | |
| reapplying fungicide to sundews | 10/13/2010 |
| Q: I recently applied neem extract fungicide to my Alice Sundew because it had a fungal infecting about ... A: Neem is good if you have an active fungal infection. Sulfur is better if you want to prevent future ... | |
| Heliamphora | 10/13/2010 |
| Q: Well, it looks like I am diving head long into Heliamphoras and I have a quick question I have ... A: If you possible, purchase a rheostat for your heat mat. I found one at a local garden shop for just ... | |
| my fly trap is dying | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: I got a Venus fly trap last week.On the day I got I fed it an ant yesterday I looked at the trap and ... A: You may want your parents assisting you with this one because carnivorous plants require slightly ... | |
| Optimum Depth of Water Tray | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: Last winter I lost several venus flytraps--I believe that I kept the water level too high and the ... A: I wouldn't say that the bulbs drowned. During the winter months, plants are very susceptible to ... | |
| Drosophyllum Pruning | 10/10/2010 |
| Q: I generally am fastidious about pruning dead leaves off my carnivorous plants. For some species, I ... A: Because the soil is kept relatively dry, the issue of fungus isn't as extensive for Drosophyllum as ... | |
| Cephalotus Eden Black Seeds | 10/9/2010 |
| Q: I won some Cephalotus Eden Black seeds overseas in the UK. The icps seedbank recommends stratifying ... A: You're absolutely right. There is no definitive set of instructions for these seeds. It's similar ... | |
| Pygmy Sundews | 10/7/2010 |
| Q: I am thinking of ordering Drosera Scorpiodes, Drosera Roseanna, Drosera Nitidula x Pulchella, and ... A: The setup you've described is very workable for these plants. Just for clarification, you mentioned ... | |
| Winter care for bog - leave water running through or not? | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Gentlemen, now to my nextIs it better to let the water run through the bog during winter dormancy, ... A: The main issue during dormancy is making sure the soil never dries out. You know your weather ... | |
| Hardy CPs in an outdoor bog - better in submerged pots or directly in the soil? | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Gentlemen, I had written to you earlier this year regarding the dilemma of my bog being too ... A: I think you answered the question yourself. If your plants are flourishing, then they must be ... | |
| food | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: ANSWER: Yes, it would be OK to use dried blood worms. We have used it in the past, and we never ... A: Sorry Ean, I accidentally hit the wrong button when I attempted to answer your question about soil. ... | |
| TC vs natural propagation | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: What carnivorous plant is healthier : propagated from seed or TC? Thank you for your enlightening ... A: We've seen seed-grown plants to be healthier and more robust than plants grown from tissue culture. ... | |
| Insecticides for Carnivorous Plants | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: After watching your video clip about insecticides for carnivorous plants, I checked the labels of ... A: Absolutely! Yes, they're safe to use. The only insecticide that we found not safe is the ... | |
| food | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: A: Yes, it would be OK to use dried blood worms. We have used it in the past, and we never noticed any ... | |
| sundew/butterwort problems | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: I have a drosera aliciae I've had for two years so far, it has been doing very well, including ... A: It's not easy to diagnose nutritional deficiency based on the absence of pests or mold. The only ... | |
| Sudden death | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: I have a problem with all the Sarracenias that I've tried to grow. I used distilled and rain water ... A: Based on your description, it's likely that the problem is fungus or mold. This is a common problem ... | |
| sundew/butterwort problems | 10/2/2010 |
| Q: I have a drosera aliciae I've had for two years so far, it has been doing very well, including ... A: This helps me a lot. However, without a photograph, it's difficult to accurately diagnose the ... | |
| Ailing P. Primuliflora | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a primrose butterwort at your open house a few weeks ago. It doesn't appear to be ... A: Yes, Neem will work too. You should also treat the other plants as well. While the adults might be ... | |
| No pitchers | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a N.Bicarlata a few months ago.It has been making leaves but no pitchers at all!The ... A: When growing Nepenthes, you have to be extremely patient. Some species may take up to a year to ... | |
| Fertilome systemic insecticide safe for carnies? | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: I live in Walnut Cove, NC in growing zone 7. I need to know if a systemic insecticide is safe for ... A: This product is safe to use on carnivorous plants. We use another brand that uses the same active ... | |
| Drosophyllum spacing | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: I have a large (12") terra-cotta pot I that I'm planning on planting some Drosophyllum in. How many ... A: You could potentially place three to four seeds in there. I think we've done that many in that size ... | |
| Ailing N. Bicalcarata | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: I received a N. Bicalcarata in the mail yesterday from Borneo Exotics, and it was bare root so i ... A: The symptoms you're describing is related to a sudden change in environment, mainly going from an ... | |
| Ailing P. Primuliflora | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a primrose butterwort at your open house a few weeks ago. It doesn't appear to be ... A: That helps a lot. There might be two issues going on. One is fungus, but usually you will see it ... | |
| pinguicula | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: Can I grow a pinguicula tehuacan in puerto rico in an east window with my other carnivores [a ... A: Yes, the Pinguicula grow well for you in Puerto Rico. It's native to southern Mexico and grows very ... | |
| D. Capensis - Halted Growth | 9/29/2010 |
| Q: I have a pair of cape sundews in a pot that aren't looking too happy. They're growing in long fiber ... A: I don't see any benefit in waiting to repot. If your plant needs a better soil mix, it's always ... | |
| D. Capensis - Halted Growth | 9/29/2010 |
| Q: I have a pair of cape sundews in a pot that aren't looking too happy. They're growing in long fiber ... A: This is useful. The initial problem with your plant might have been a combination of hard water and ... | |
| Drosera Spatulata | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: My Drosera Spatulata has died recently but not all the way I guess, the plants roots started to form ... A: Just for clarification, that plant is Drosera scorpiodes, a pygmy sundew from Australia. All pygmy ... | |
| D. spatulata - Spoon Leaf Sundew, Fraser Island | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: Recenlty I've purchased a D. spatulata - Spoon Leaf Sundew, Fraser Island from Www.Cobraplants.com ... A: This variety of Drosera spatulata rarely produces seeds. It may require a plant that is genetically ... | |
| Nepenthes Sang. | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: My Nepenthes sanguinea is thriving in the conditions I give it inside my home (I give one pitcher a ... A: It's a type of mold from the heavy nectar secretion. This is quite common when humidity is high. ... | |
| Darlintonia soil mix | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about what type of soil mix I should use? The mix that you guys ... A: Hmm... You're asking a question that might have certain assumptions. Given your climate, soil and ... | |
| Drosera Multifida | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: Recently I've notice my Drosera Multifida growing extremely well and taking over it's 3-inch pot. ... A: Yes, it's perfectly fine to repot your plant. With this species, you can repot it at any time of ... | |
| Darlintonia soil mix | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about what type of soil mix I should use? The mix that you guys ... A: The soil mix we recommend produced the best results. It's beyond the scope of this format to detail ... | |
| replanting stalky D.capensis | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a Drosera capensis with a stalk that needs to be repotted. Can I just repot the plant deeper ... A: Yes, if you have a pot that's deep enough, you can plant the stem deeper in the soil. This will ... | |
| Can I use a fungicide that contains Myclobutanil on my VFT plant? | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: Greetings from UK! First off, I want to say your three volumes on carnivorous plants are fantastic ... A: This weekend, we plan to film a podcast about fungicides. Thank you for bringing this product to my ... | |
| is this ok? | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: i have a nepenthes sanguinea thats doing well in my 10 gallon terrarium. later on i will ad frogs ... A: First, you don't need to water your plants every day. With Nepenthes, you should care for them like ... | |
| nepenthes deroose alata pest | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: Recently, I noticed that a pest of some sort has been nibbling away at the new leaves causing ... A: Since you had the plant outdoors, it may be likely that a pest had bit into the leaf as it was ... | |
| Browning leaves on Nepenthes!! | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: I have a problem with my Nepenthes mikei. I have it in a hanging pot in my window in San Francisco, ... A: That helps me a lot. First, based on the photo, your plant may not be getting enough sunlight. The ... | |
| Nepenthes troubles | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I have a sick Nepenthes sanguinea in my care. I live in McAllen, Texas and I grow it under shade in ... A: Based solely on your description, I suspect there may be an issue with your soil. You mentioned ... | |
| Temp changes | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I am growing nepenthes highland and intermediates. So I seem to be having luck with my plants on a ... A: You bring up a very good point. We generally recommend nighttime temperature drops for highland ... | |
| Why is this Nepenthes Venticosa looking the way it does? | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have question about why is this nepenthes venticosa looking a little weak? This ... A: That helps me a lot. Overall, I don't think you plant looks weak. The leaves appear firm with good ... | |
| Asian Pitcher plant | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: 1) Asian Pitcher Plant: Miranda 2) Although it is producing leaves, they only grow the tiny ... A: A couple things might be going on. First, during the summer months, south windows primarily get ... | |
| Make the fly catchers hibernate | 9/24/2010 |
| Q: one of the problems of living in th tropical region is the hibernation of the venus fly catchers, ... A: Unfortunately, it's very difficult to grow flytraps in tropical climates. I have friends in Hawaii ... | |
| New Nepenthes sanguinea | 9/22/2010 |
| Q: I recently purchased two Nepenthes sanguinea. They arrived in fine condition but the bottom leaves ... A: First, lets take care of the soil mix. I'm not sure what you mean by "sphagnum mix as most places ... | |
| Heliamphora browning | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: I am growing 3 Heliamphora plants in a terrarium under four 40 Watt Cool white fluorescent bulbs. ... A: Sorry for the confusion. You mentioned bulbs, so I was thinking compact fluorescent bulbs, which ... | |
| fungus knat larve | 9/20/2010 |
| Q: A: There are several products that you can use. All of them are effective and are safe for carnivorous ... | |
| Help, my Nepenthes Aristolochioides, Macrophylla, Truncata aren't growing at all | 9/19/2010 |
| Q: It's only been a week, and I know that these speices grow a little slow, but they haven't grown one ... A: Patience! Nepenthes grow slowly, especially the species you've mentioned. They can look like they ... | |
| s.Flava growing curvy | 9/19/2010 |
| Q: when I bought the Yellow trumpet pitcher plant from it was during winter do it had no pitchers what ... A: Since you live in Florida, your plant should have lots of stout pitchers. Given its appearance, I ... | |
| Heliamphora browning | 9/19/2010 |
| Q: I am growing 3 Heliamphora plants in a terrarium under four 40 Watt Cool white fluorescent bulbs. ... A: Here's an interesting story, and you may have already seen the photos on my Facebook wall. I ... | |
| Sarracenia good companion plants for darlingtonia | 9/19/2010 |
| Q: I am in Walnut Cove, NC and my growing zone is 7. My question to you is can sarracenia be good ... A: I haven't read Jeff's full response, but in our discussions, we don't think it's as effective in the ... | |
| Humidity for Cephalotus | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: just now I bought a cephalotus from you. I read the care sheet on your website, but didn't find any ... A: We generally don't talk about humidity on our website because humidity is a red herring. It's not a ... | |
| Best way to line metal container? | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: Location: Portland, Oregon, good lighting, outdoors. Plant types: Venus flytraps - we bought at ... A: Put holes in the plastic, and you should have some holes drilled in the bottom of the wheelbarrow ... | |
| Sarracenia good companion plants for darlingtonia | 9/16/2010 |
| Q: I am in Walnut Cove, NC and my growing zone is 7. My question to you is can sarracenia be good ... A: Any of the tall Sarracenia species and hybrids will do the job for you. You may need to modify the ... | |
| Best way to line metal container? | 9/15/2010 |
| Q: Location: Portland, Oregon, good lighting, outdoors. Plant types: Venus flytraps - we bought at ... A: A good thick layer of plastic, such as 6 mil black would be great. Porcelein is fine also since it ... | |
| Darkness | 9/15/2010 |
| Q: I don't have a window to grow my nepenthes in so I've put them under two 55 watt cfl's. They get ... A: They should be fine with that. You'll just need to give them about a month on this cycle and see ... | |
| This plant or that plant which is better? | 9/15/2010 |
| Q: I am deciding to buy a Sarracenia ,but I can't pick which one is better suited for my climate.I live ... A: Best choices will be trumpet pitcher species and hybrids that come from the gulf coast. That is ... | |
| Artificial lighting | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: 500k for my drosera capensis typical because i don't think that they are getting enough sunlight ... A: That will work well. Just find a way to suspend it about 6 inches above the plant, and it will help ... | |
| Darlintonia replanting during dormacy | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have another question about dormancy for Darlintonia. This one is about ... A: More perlite or pumice can be substituted for lava rock. We are starting to steer away from lava ... | |
| Dormancy between species | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: I am nearing the end of the installation of an in-ground bog garden. When putting everybody to ... A: It won't harm them to cover them up. I'd recommend a thick layer of pine straw. During heavy ... | |
| Sulfer based fungicide | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: I am switching to a stronger sulfur based fungicide for the winter dormancy period. ( I have a wide ... A: Use it at the recommend rate. Sulfur is fairly low tox, and you need enough to inhibit fungal ... | |
| Grow Light Times | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: Right now Im growing a cephalotus under fluorescent light bulbs. The problem is that when the lights ... A: If the fluorescent lights are the sole source of light you can adjust the time to what works in your ... | |
| Darlintonia dormacy | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a darlintonia that has been growing inside under lights. How do I get this ... A: You've done very well with this plant. You have a fairly cold climate during the winter, and ... | |
| drosera capensis | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a couple of cape sundresses growing in an indoor greenhouse that keeps the temp around 79-89 ... A: Mostly your experiencing the transition from the death cubes to normal humidity. Pay the most ... | |
| Pitcher Plant and Insects | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: My pitcher plant has been attracting a lot of bees as of late. However, they don't seem to be ... A: Rambo will overwinter in a windowsill just fine. Try to get it right up in a window that will get ... | |
| Gymnaphora Nepenthes | 9/11/2010 |
| Q: Do you have a care sheet for nepenthes gymnaphora (highland)? I can't find ANY info on how to care ... A: We haven't grown this species much, but being a highland it usually some basic causes that cause ... | |
| pump/water circulation feature for darlingtonia | 9/11/2010 |
| Q: I am in zone 7 in Walnut Cove, NC. My question to you regards darlingtonia. I know that darlingtonia ... A: Any situation where you have the water moving will be of value for Cobra plants. If you were ... | |
| is this enough sunlight? | 9/10/2010 |
| Q: i have my cape sundews growing in an east window that gets about 3-31/2 hours of direct sunlight ... A: From your description it sounds like enough, but the plant will be your best guide. If after a few ... | |
| PPM Damage | 9/10/2010 |
| Q: When I first got my Sarracenia Minor it was in perfect condition, but after about two or three ... A: If you haven't done so already, go ahead and transplant the plant into fresh media. This will ... | |
| greenhouse | 9/10/2010 |
| Q: This summer I bought an 8x6 harborfreight greenhouse and I am trying to grow some highland neps. in ... A: We usually remove our shade cloth right around the equinox at the end of this month. At that point ... | |
| Pitcher Plant and Insects | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: My pitcher plant has been attracting a lot of bees as of late. However, they don't seem to be ... A: For not knowing what kind of plant this is, you seem to be doing fine in caring for it. This is a ... | |
| Is this ok? | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: stays in summer at about 69-71 degrees is this ok and i live in piedmont Ga. thanks. A: Cape Sundews are typically grown as houseplants since they are sub-tropical. For more information ... | |
| Insecticides | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: I just started growing these amazing plants earlier this year. I have approximately 400-450 plants ... A: Your asking this question is timely. We just made a podcast about it. Here's the link: ... | |
| venus fly-trap seeds | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: I purchased several venus fly-traps this past spring from 2 different sources, and none of them ... A: It easily could be an age issue. Sometimes younger plants will try and bloom, but I often cut these ... | |
| What is this? | 9/8/2010 |
| Q: ( A: This is a very common occurrence with carnivorous plants. Since they grow in peat moss, peat is ... | |
| Dyosera Spathulata | 9/8/2010 |
| Q: Why is my sundew not producing dew? I purchased 4 Dyosera Spathulata plants full of dewy leaves and ... A: I noticed in your description of how you're growing plants you made no mention of the single most ... | |
| N. stenophylla | 9/8/2010 |
| Q: stenophylla about 2 months ago. When i got it the roots were tiny like no hairs what so ever. I live ... A: If you have a big terrarium with fluorescent lights this plant would do well there. However, as an ... | |
| Kangen water | 9/7/2010 |
| Q: Can you use kangen water for carnivorous plants? A: No! I looked at the information on this water and it has a very high pH, exactly what you don't ... | |
| outside plants | 9/3/2010 |
| Q: after watching your videos for a while i have decided to grow my cp's outside. i am a little stuck ... A: The plants we advocate growing outdoors are those that are temperate species. Of your list that ... | |
| no dew on sundews | 9/3/2010 |
| Q: and i was also wondering if you could tell me when cape sundews bloom like what time of the year. A: What I told you in the previous post is most likely why your sundews have lost their dew. They've ... | |
| no dew on sundews | 9/2/2010 |
| Q: and they have no dew on their leaves unless i give them a ton of humidity so i was wondering why ... A: The move out of the terrarium is probably why your sundews lost the dew. When plants are moved from ... | |
| no do on sundews | 9/2/2010 |
| Q: and they have no dew on their leaves unless i give them a ton of humidity so i was wondering why ... A: If they are truly getting as much sun as you say, they should be doing just fine. Dew production is ... | |
| Light Distance | 8/31/2010 |
| Q: So I ended up switching to two 55w (300 watt equiv.) CFL bulbs that I am putting on my pitchers ... A: Six inches is probably a good starting point to see how the plants do. You'll need to give them at ... | |
| Nepenthes | 8/31/2010 |
| Q: I had a general question concerning the growth of Nepenthes plants. One of the faster growing ... A: I'm afraid this is just the nature of the beast with this plant. It looks like a N.x deRoose's ... | |
| Ventricosa hybrid dieing? | 8/30/2010 |
| Q: Based my question off of the instructions, just so there is no confusion. 1) The species of ... A: It always helps. Overall your plant looks pretty normal for a Nepenthes ventricosa hybrid. N. ... | |
| nepenthes question | 8/29/2010 |
| Q: I am thinking about getting a nepenthe,but i am not sure if I can use "Eco-earth" or coconut fibers ... A: We've used coconut products on and off with Nepenthes. If you can find the chips that is the better ... | |
| giant staghorn/cape sundew cross pollination | 8/29/2010 |
| Q: I have recently read that Drosera multifida extrema has to be cross pollinated with another plant. ... A: Drosera binata types do tend to need to be cross-pollinated to produce seed. Some of the smaller ... | |
| Sarracenia 'Dana's Delight' | 8/29/2010 |
| Q: I live USDA zone 4 and have been growing a sarracenia cultivar "Dana's Delight" on my deck this ... A: What this sounds like is dead spots that develop from catching lots of bugs. This is very normal in ... | |
| Sarracenia Flava rust spots on lid | 8/28/2010 |
| Q: I have two S. Flava in a pot together. They both have recently started to develop rust spots along ... A: This appearance is very normal this time of year. S. flava pitchers start looking a little rough ... | |
| Drosera adelae leaf burning | 8/28/2010 |
| Q: I live in southern california and have a drosera adelae for sev wks. it was in my bathroom and and ... A: Sounds like you bought one of the cube plants from a store. Just cut all the leaves off right to ... | |
| Light | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: Species: Miranda, N.sanguinea, N.singalana, N.boschiana Location: Eugene, Oregon I have a ... A: If you combine the window light with your fluorescents, that can be a dynamite combination. The ... | |
| Good Windowsill Plants | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: I was considering getting a unique or bizarre tropical pitcher plant for a west or south facing ... A: Unfortunately, all of the species you mentioned will be very slow growers. If you're just looking ... | |
| Can the drosera dichotoma accumulated? | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question concerning the drosera dichotoma. That I recieved today from you ... A: Other than the break-in period after the shipping you should be just fine with it. They are very ... | |
| Light | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: Species: Miranda, N.sanguinea, N.singalana, N.boschiana Location: Eugene, Oregon I have a ... A: This is always a battle if your significant other isn't a plant person. :) My first suggestion is ... | |
| Light | 8/26/2010 |
| Q: Species: Miranda, N.sanguinea, N.singalana, N.boschiana Location: Eugene, Oregon I have a ... A: With bright indirect light you'll tend to have nice leafy plants, but you'll never see a pitcher. ... | |
| Mold/Fungus on soil surface | 8/26/2010 |
| Q: Beginning of June I built a large flower box inside a greenhouse and moved my carnivorous plants ... A: Your welcome! I would say that if the plants are starting to recover, just leave them be. ... | |
| Nepenthes Ventricosa | 8/26/2010 |
| Q: First, I apologize for not adding a picture, but my camera pooped out! Would you have any idea what ... A: As Nepenthes ventricosa gets larger this appearance isn't abnormal. Many of our larger plants look ... | |
| N. Dyeriana | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: I recently got a N. Dyeriana but I didn't get much information about it(I suppose it's rather rare ... A: N. x Dyeriana ia a lowland hybrid, and a generally easy to grow big plant. You're always better to ... | |
| N. Jamban | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: bought a N. Jamban from your nursery about six months ago. Since then I have had it in a terrarium ... A: The Superthrive may be the problem if it is being sprayed on the leaves. It contains a rooting ... | |
| cobra plant | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: was to the openhouse,great setup this year by the way,didnt get to stay as long as i would have ... A: Wish you had contacted us earlier if it died right after the open house. We could have worked out a ... | |
| Grow Chamber - No Roots | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: Followed your instructions in DVD #3 for setting up a growing chamber for Neptnthes . . . chamber ... A: If your pitchers are starting to form, your roots are probably not far behind. I've often found ... | |
| Drosera Capensis Flower Stalk | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering when I should cut the flower stalk off my Drosera Capensis. The stalk is on it's ... A: Simply wait until the seedpods turn brown and dry. They will crack open slightly. By that time the ... | |
| Curly growth in Dana Delights. | 8/23/2010 |
| Q: Hey Guys, I am growing Dana Delights. I am growing them out side, so natural light. Water is ... A: This is a funky little phyllodia that I see in Daina's Delight sometimes. It may be from the ... | |
| Sarracenia re-flowering | 8/22/2010 |
| Q: I have a Sarracenia flava and a Sarracenia purpurea flowered this spring that are now sending up ... A: It's a personal judgement call. If you have nice big healthy plants it won't hurt anything. It's a ... | |
| Bog Gardens | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: I am interested in constructing a carnivorous bog garden. I live in USDA zone 4 and am planning on ... A: You will be able to grow most all of the Sarracenia species, flytraps and most North American ... | |
| Drosera adelae drooping | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a drosera adelae that I got from Lowe's. I have it in a window that gets some direct morning ... A: This is one of those things that sounds very counter-intuitive, but it works. Unhealthy leaves ... | |
| What is my Singalana doing? | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about why is my Singalana sending up new plantlets from the base ... A: Your plant is simply happy and growing. Many Nepenthes send out these basal shoots from lower down ... | |
| Nepenthes sanguinea | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: My Nepenthes sanguinea is getting too large and I would like to start a smaller plant. Can I do it ... A: Nepenthes propagation is through stem cuttings. Your plant is in prime condition with nice ... | |
| Drosera adelae drooping | 8/20/2010 |
| Q: I have a drosera adelae that I got from Lowe's. I have it in a window that gets some direct morning ... A: When it comes to plants purchased in those little mass marketed cubes, the best thing you can do for ... | |
| transplantation of darlingtonia | 8/19/2010 |
| Q: I reside in zone 7 of Walnut Cove, North Carolina. I understand it is best to wait out the season ... A: Late winter, or early spring is usually the best time to transplant Darlingtonia. That gives them ... | |
| cephalotus | 8/18/2010 |
| Q: I recently moved my small ceph into the south window that it had been in before. Well, actually it ... A: I'm afraid the only methods that remove minerals from water are distillation, reverse osmosis, and ... | |
| cephalotus | 8/17/2010 |
| Q: I recently moved my small ceph into the south window that it had been in before. Well, actually it ... A: First, switch to distilled water or rainwater right away. Most water in Missouri is very hard, and ... | |
| pond algae | 8/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a pond/fountain that my fly traps and sarracenia pitcher plants are in. The algae is ... A: Anything strong enough to kill the algae will probably kill you plants too. The algae isn't going ... | |
| plant burned by grow light | 8/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a small Nepentese truncata and I have it under a grow light. the light was knocked over by ... A: If the growing crown of the plant wasn't damaged, it will probably be fine. You'll just need to ... | |
| Cephalotus seeds | 8/16/2010 |
| Q: I have successfully pollinated my Cephalotus flowers. When could I collect the seeds? Do I wait ... A: If your Cephalotus flowers were successfully pollinated, seeds develop rather quickly; in a week or ... | |
| Nepenthes rajah | 8/16/2010 |
| Q: I recently bought N raja that is 12/15 cm in diameter. It came barerooted I dont know what ... A: What your doing is probably fine for the summer, especially if you don't have air conditioning in ... | |
| Venus Fly Traps | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: I recently received 2 venus flytraps from you. Initially they were growing well, but now I've ... A: At this point a transplant is a good idea. Try switching over to distilled water. The tapwater ... | |
| flytrap | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: Last night i was reading Peter D'amatos The savage garden and read a part on the Venus Fly Trap. It ... A: The electric current flytraps have in their closure mechanism is similar to what your neurons in ... | |
| Venus Fly Traps | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: I recently received 2 venus flytraps from you. Initially they were growing well, but now I've ... A: This always helps. Aphid damage usually looks different than this. You'll usually have twisted ... | |
| Nepenthes black tops? | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: My Nepenthes pitchers are going black at the top. The plant is hanging in a sunny but sheltered spot ... A: What you always want to pay attention to with Nepenthes is what the leaves look like, not the ... | |
| plant in trouble | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a pitcher plant that I have had since late June that is not doing too well. The pitchers are ... A: I can see this is a Nepenthes x miranda. Since you haven't had this plant all that long, what is ... | |
| little bugs crawling around on my nepenthes soil | 8/4/2010 |
| Q: i was flushing the roots of my nepenthes red dragon when i noticed these tons of little bugs all ... A: These little bugs are most likely fungus gnats and gnat larvae in the soil. Since your soil isn't ... | |
| Fertilizer | 8/4/2010 |
| Q: A few weeks back I bumped into a topic asking you about smaller nepenthes leaves and no pitchers. ... A: It is. Once you have open pitchers, and they are catching bugs, back off the fertilizer to once a ... | |
| drosera multifida extrema | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing a drosera multifida 'extrema' outside for a while. I live in Oklahoma and had ... A: Everything you're doing seems fine. Your plant may have had the soil overheat outside during your ... | |
| Drosera | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if I can grow my Drosera Capensis alongside my North American pitcher plants and ... A: This sounds like a bag of Miracle-gro peat moss. Don't use it. It's enough fertilizer to cause ... | |
| Dionaea disease/fungus? | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: Greetings! I live in Hungary (middle-Europe), and I'm succesfully growing several carnivorous ... A: That always helps. I've seen this many times. It's not fungus. What you're seeing is older traps ... | |
| drosera multifida extrema | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing a drosera multifida 'extrema' outside for a while. I live in Oklahoma and had ... A: Overall your conditions sound fine, and this plant as a rule isn't that fussy. The heat shouldn't ... | |
| Drosera multi fida extrema seeds? | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question as to whether or not the multi fork sundew is a self pollinator. Or ... A: D. binata multifida flowers need to be cross-pollinated to produce seeds. You need to have another ... | |
| Nepenthes | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes plant. I have had it for about 4 months now. The leaves are healthy and green and ... A: Sounds like older pitchers are dying off which is a very normal part of the plants life cycle. If ... | |
| Primrose Flower benefits | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about the primrose flower. Does it produce any seeds? Also would ... A: I'm assuming you mean Pinguicula primuliflora. They will produce seed if cross pollinated. We've ... | |
| Aphrodite Butterwort hybrid dormancy | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I need to clarify something about the Aphrodite dormancy. In the dvd it said that if ... A: It's been our experience that P. x Aphrodite doesn't go dormant if kept moist and warm. We have a ... | |
| P. Titan Mexican Butterwort rephrase | 7/30/2010 |
| Q: My question is is it healthy? is there something I am doing wrong? It just doesnt seem to be growing ... A: Your plant looks fine. P. x "titan" has a reputation for being slow growing at times. They also ... | |
| nepenthes | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: I will be using 30percent shade cloth,But here is where it gets serious the plant list.I am planing ... A: Which ever place has the cooler nights, that is where you want your Cephalotus. Just keep checking ... | |
| Follow up to root rot | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: So, in my last question, I described my Sarracenia alata having root rot. I've unpotted it, and I'll ... A: You are correct. The black ones are dead. The white, healthy roots should be coming off the ... | |
| The Right Stuff? | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: OK, I found some moss that came with an orchid that we recently got and I was wondering if it was ... A: Long-fiber sphagnum works just fine for Sarracenia. Most folks don't use it only because it's more ... | |
| leaf problems | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: 1) i have a vines flytrap and the traps don't work any more. it was in a tray of water next to ... A: This is a classic case of not nearly enough sun. I can tell these were probably from the little ... | |
| Aluminum container | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: I picked up some new sarracenias and flytraps from your last open house and was looking for a new ... A: Although aluminum probably isn't harmful to carnivorous plants, I try to stay away from any kind of ... | |
| Water type | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: My husband swears that the only thing in our well water is silica and keeps telling me I don't have ... A: I'm glad you liked the video. Here's a way I think you can solve two problems at once, you can get ... | |
| Sarracenia Root Rot | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: I asked Steve Doonan about my Sarracenia alata. I purchased this plant from your nursery (my ... A: Your plant probably had some rhizome damage when it dried out. What you need to do now is unpot it ... | |
| How can I save this rescued flytrap? | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: Last November, I was in our local Lowe's home and garden section, and surprisingly, the store had ... A: I don't know if I have a good answer for you on this one. The first thing that comes to mind is to ... | |
| judith hindle | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a judith hindle.I was concerned about how it digest its food.It caught a small green ... A: Digestion in Sarracenia is more of a slow, on-going process. Also, just like when we digest food, ... | |
| Nepenthes Viking x ampullaria | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: I took a chance today by purchasing a Nepenthes Viking x ampullaria. It looked very healthy and was ... A: You have a nice window for your plants, it will just depend on how well this hybrid tolerates those ... | |
| venus fly trap | 7/24/2010 |
| Q: They have been outside for the past few days and we have had a great deal of rain. Tey are very wet ... A: Boiling water is one of those old urban legends. I remember hearing about this back in the 70's. ... | |
| General Question | 7/24/2010 |
| Q: Are any of the mature carnivorous plants, of any species, capable of eating larger insects such as ... A: Many of the Nepenthes are capable of capturing small amphibians, reptiles and even rodents. Capture ... | |
| The Right Stuff? | 7/24/2010 |
| Q: OK, I found some moss that came with an orchid that we recently got and I was wondering if it was ... A: This isn't peat moss, it's long-fiber sphagnum moss. Sphagnum is where peat moss comes from, ... | |
| Nepenthes sunburnt? | 7/24/2010 |
| Q: Well, remember that you've said that it is nearly impossible that nepenthes can get sunburnt ... A: If you purchased a plant that was in heavy shade and it was put into a large, very sunny window you ... | |
| venus fly trap | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I am replying to your questions to me. It is boiled water that I am giving it. I have never ... A: I'm still a bit confused about your water. In general carnivorous plants are very sensitive to hard ... | |
| Larve In The Soils | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I saw little white larve with black tips on them crawling around in the soil of my Nepenthes ... A: I've seen this product before, and it contains powdered imidacloprid which is the same substance we ... | |
| Prim Rose butterwort can it be grown as a tropical plant? | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question concerning whether or not a Primrose Butterwort can be grown as ... A: There's no hurry, but I would recommend getting it into a larger pot in the next month or two. Go ... | |
| Unusual Leaf Formation | 7/22/2010 |
| Q: I have a Sarracenia rubra "Canebrake" and my question is: Why are the "leaves" shaped like big ... A: The first pitchers on this plant when they emerge in the spring and early summer are often small and ... | |
| Special greenhouse? | 7/22/2010 |
| Q: After hours of eye straining research I still don't understand how to set up a indoor greenhouse for ... A: A big tank terrarium can provide just a little elevated humidity for plants such as Heliamphora, and ... | |
| unknown nepenthes identification | 7/22/2010 |
| Q: can you tell me if this is a Nepenthes alata or ventrata? Or something else. Thank you so much for ... A: This is a type of ventrata, more specifically it called deRoose's alata. It is N. alata x (N. alata ... | |
| Drosera Capensis | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: Once I moved my Drosera Capensis (red leaf) inside on a southern windowsill it thrived well it ... A: All the Drosera capensis forms are self-pollinating. A small paintbrush is perfect to tickle the ... | |
| Nepenthes on windowsill | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: after watching your video I moved my nepenthes (Alata, Ventricosa, Rafflesiana, Ventrata) from an ... A: If you have better lighting in the greenhouse during the winter, that may be the better place. Our ... | |
| Mosquito Dunks Hurting VTF | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: recently I have had a small problem with mosquitos breeding inside of my water trays so I followed ... A: This is the first I've ever heard of this happening. We've used dunks for years with no problems. ... | |
| stem cutting | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing some stem cuttings in a grow chamber with perlite that you mentioned in your ... A: That always helps. Your cuttings are close, but not quite ready yet. You need roots about an inch ... | |
| Flytrap Mistake | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I repotted my Venus Flytraps just a few days ago (about 2 1/2 days ago) and I read today that ... A: If it was only a short time it shouldn't be of any consequence. During very hot weather, definitely ... | |
| Growing Sarracenia in hot climates | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I hope you can help me. I live in Perth, Western Australia (home of Cephalotus), and am trying to ... A: The temperature range you're describing is very similar to central California here in the U.S. We ... | |
| Prim Rose butterwort can it be grown as a tropical plant? | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question concerning whether or not a Primrose Butterwort can be grown as ... A: Pinguicula primuliflora does ok with a minimal dormancy like they would get in a windowsill. They ... | |
| Mold/Fungus on soil surface | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: Beginning of June I built a large flower box inside a greenhouse and moved my carnivorous plants ... A: If all your plants are suffering, then it screams that your planter is the problem. It needs to be ... | |
| question about lighting | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I am growing a nepenthes truncata, miranda, and ventricosa, in the Bronx of NY. Currently they're in ... A: The subject your bringing up here is brightness, or lumens. When we say use a cfl equivalent to 100 ... | |
| Nepenthes Miranda no pitchers | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: i thought it was a decent temperature for my highland nepenthes to be put outside. i dont have many ... A: If they are doing well in the window, that's probably the best place for them. Putting Nepenthes ... | |
| Nepenthes Miranda no pitchers | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: i thought it was a decent temperature for my highland nepenthes to be put outside. i dont have many ... A: You didn't mention where you live, so I'm only guessing that the humidity must be very low where you ... | |
| sphagnum growing | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: can I grow sphagnum in a bog garden even if temperatures are exceeding 30 degrees Celsius... this ... A: The time to ask a question such as this one is before you buy something, not after. However, the ... | |
| Growing Heliamphora Without Terrarium | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: I recently received a Heliamphora Heterodoxa x Nutans as a gift from a friend. I'm currently ... A: That environment, even though it's not in a terrarium sounds very stable. A growing area such as ... | |
| Pitcher plant won't pitcher | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: I have a problem with a red tube yellow trumpet pitcher plant. I bought the plant a few years ago ... A: You may not be equipped to measure the hardness of the water, but that store certainly is. If they ... | |
| Pitcher plant won't pitcher | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: I have a problem with a red tube yellow trumpet pitcher plant. I bought the plant a few years ago ... A: No. I've kept Sarracenia in completely sunless areas in the winter once they were fully dormant to ... | |
| Nepenthes Rescued and Soil | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: Hey guys, I rescued a Nepenthes Sanguinea (Orange) and Judith Finn from the Portland Nursery. It was ... A: Agustin, A quote from Sam Estes at the Lelani Hapu'u Nepenthes Nursery in Hawaii: "I don't think ... | |
| Yellow trumpet picher plant | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: Would it be bad to move a yellow trumpet pitcher plant plant around to different places in my yard ... A: When the plant is dormant during the winter it won't matter how many times you move it. During the ... | |
| Mysterious Ping. | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: I recently purchased this mysterious Ping. from a retail store and I was wondering what kind of ... A: Most likely this is Pinguicula primuliflora. Its leaves look like that species, it's just been in ... | |
| Pitchers not opening? | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: I know I may seem like the one with many problems but really just many concerns. After my recent ... A: Overall your plant looks very healthy. It may just be a matter of time. This will happen sometimes ... | |
| identification | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: Can you identify this sarracenia and what zone its in. thank you, Jake ... A: We probably won't have and S. purpurea ssp. purpurea available for at least a year. Here's a link ... | |
| identification | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: Can you identify this sarracenia and what zone its in. thank you, Jake A: This looks like a complex Sarracenia hybrid. It definitely has features of S. leucophylla and S. ... | |
| Drosera ID? | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: Can you identify this please, it's driving me nuts! A: Best guess, Drosera nitidula x puchella, a pygmy sundew. I almost looks like you might have had an ... | |
| is this R/O system good for my CP's | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: I was going to buy this type of r/o water system, it's suppose to connect to a garden hose, do you ... A: Unfortunately, no. I looked over what types of cartridges were available, and they have a simple ... | |
| nepenthes leaves | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: when i was ajusting my lights for my cephalotus i noticed one of my nepenthes wasnt looking so good. ... A: Often when leaves get smaller and smaller it is a nutrient deficiency issue. Try fertilizing it. ... | |
| Cephalotus | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: I have a cephalotus follicularis that has been growing in a afircan violet pot for about 6 months it ... A: Under natural light conditions, Cephalotus produce the most non-carnivorous leaves during the winter ... | |
| Nepenthes Villosa Red Spot On Stem | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: I enjoyed your open-house. It was extremely cool, fun and you guys have gorgeous plants. My ... A: I'm glad you enjoyed the Open House. The red spot on your plant may be some minor damage. There's ... | |
| Too much of a good thing ? | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: I have two outdoor bogs. Along with the CP in my bogs, I have a nice crop of sphagnum moss growing. ... A: This is pretty common, especially in more humid climates. You can easily pull some away or just ... | |
| Anti-fungal Powders for over-wintering | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: Hey there! I wish there were some way of searching past questions because I cannot imagine this has ... A: I don't have any particular brand, but look for dusting sulfur. Sometimes it will be called ... | |
| Judith Hindle Sarracenia | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: I've been growing Judith Hindles in a 8 inch pot outside in full sun and I keep the water level ... A: Chances are a big chunk of the rhizome died during the severe freeze we had last December. The ... | |
| Nighttime cooling | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: As you may know, the northeast is experiencing a rather intense heat wave. Yesterday the thermometer ... A: In this situation I would vote for keeping them where they are, and just giving them a little extra ... | |
| queen hearts x spades | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: I know it really depends on light or just general care of the plant.But generally speaking.I have ... A: It always helps. With Nepenthes truncata it is mostly just a time issue. I can see the leaves are ... | |
| Nepenthes question | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: I've recently bought a couple of nepenthes species and they are currently on my bathroom window that ... A: As far as placement in your house for your Nepenthes, just choose the brightest window. My ... | |
| Nepenthes | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: sorry to disturb you again, but i have some Nepenthes I would like you to identify form me if you ... A: It's hard to tell since so many Nepenthes look similar to this, but I do see what looks like a ring ... | |
| Windowsill/Artificial Lighting? | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: Recently I ordered a two Nepenthes and a Pinguicula knowing I was going to place them on my south ... A: Those sundews should be fine in that window now that it has more sun. In the winter, it may be good ... | |
| does this Nepenthes look okay | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: Alexperts, This Nepenthes I got a year ago. I got the plant at Lowe's. I use know distilled ... A: Your can't really use just perlite and nothing else. You need to have some ingredient that holds ... | |
| does this Nepenthes look okay | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: Alexperts, This Nepenthes I got a year ago. I got the plant at Lowe's. I use know distilled ... A: This plant is in desperate need of repotting. The sphagnum moss has broken down and turned to mush. ... | |
| queen hearts x spades | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I know it really depends on light or just general care of the plant.But generally speaking.I have ... A: If your plant is getting adequate light, they will usually produce little pitchers right away. ... | |
| Windowsill/Artificial Lighting? | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: Recently I ordered a two Nepenthes and a Pinguicula knowing I was going to place them on my south ... A: I think you're misreading what has happened here. Those trees being cut down was a gift to your ... | |
| Over Watering Sarracenia | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: Besides my two outdoor bogs, I have about 30 trays of Sarracenia. Because I have a full time job and ... A: This is actually very similar to what our plants experience in our pools we use for our Sarracenia. ... | |
| Mold/Fungus on soil surface | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: Beginning of June I built a large flower box inside a greenhouse and moved my carnivorous plants ... A: This doesn't look like fungus, but mineral deposits that often form on the surface when it's very ... | |
| cephalotus soil mix | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: My first cephalotus actually I am very exited.When it arrives I will put it in my cp set up with ... A: Rather than orchid bark, see if you can find pumice or a fine grade lava rock. Cephalotus grows in ... | |
| Sunburnt leaves or pest? n. ventricosa 'k' | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: I got my N. ventricosa 'k' about a year ago, and since then it has only put out not so great looking ... A: Get a hand-lens and look carefully at the undersides of the leaves. Two pests come to mind that ... | |
| re-potting | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: Sir, I have a Drosera spatualata that appears to have several smaller D. spatualta's growing under ... A: Drosera spatulata can be transplanted and any time of year. Spring and summer are better times if ... | |
| small bugs on plants | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: i noticed recently that my multifork leaf sundew stopped growing its forks(leaves were dying off ... A: The little bugs sound like either Springtails or Fungus Gnat larvae. They are not a big concern for ... | |
| Unidentified sarracenia disease | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I have a collection of Sarracenias (S. Purpurea, J. Hindle, S. Leucophylla. However, I have one ... A: Most likely your plants are falling victim to botrytis mold. Since you live in a very humid place, ... | |
| Watering accident | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a young mystery Nepenthes Ventricosa hybrid from Sarracenia Northwest last week and my ... A: No need to panic. Nepenthes are the most tolerant of hard water of any carnivorous plants. Here at ... | |
| cephalotus temperature | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: Do you have to provide cold nights for a cephalotus.I will be growing one in the low 80's at day and ... A: This should be just fine. Just try and situate your plant so that sun doesn't beat down on the ... | |
| cephalotus | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: I am planing on buying a cephalotus ,but first I want to make sure I have the right ... A: Your conditions sound fine for Cephalotus. The biggest things to remember with them is to not keep ... | |
| i have a Drosera Capensis that will not get sticky | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: i have a Drosera Capensis that ill not get sticky, i have it in a windowsill im using well water ... A: Your well water sounds like the problem. Hard water from wells will kill most carnivorous plants ... | |
| N rajah | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to ask you about N rajah... If I live at 6200 feet ASL, in a semi dry and very warm ... A: This sounds ideal. During winter, do be aware if it looks like you might get a frost. Last year in ... | |
| Venus Fly trap Seedlings | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: Hey Guys! Sorry for asking so many question, I just love learning new things but I have about 60 ... A: I'd vote for your current location. In nature seedlings will have some grass around them, so they ... | |
| Bog questions - e.g. VFT turning black | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: Gentlemen, 1) VFT 2) Plant leaves turning black and no growth 3) Naturally spring-fed peat bog with ... A: From our experience here at the nursery Flytraps are among the most sensitive to hard water, ... | |
| water | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: I have a refrigerator that has a filter for the water and ice cubes.Can I use it to water my ... A: Refrigerator filters are simple carbon filters that don't remove minerals. If your water is hard, ... | |
| Extra leaves on Droera adelae | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: A few weeks ago I noticed two red bumps next to the main growth point on my Drosera adelae. I got ... A: Your plant just looks like it is producing a side shoot. D. adelae is a very prolific grower, so ... | |
| Sundews | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: When I buy a sundew and get it home, thats about as good as its ever going to look. I get them at ... A: You have several issues happening here. First, the symptoms you're describing on how the plants ... | |
| companions for hardy carnivorous plants | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: I would like to build a bog outside in my yard. The position is ok, and it will get lots of sunlight ... A: All of the bog associate species you mentioned can be quite invasive, so definitely keep them in ... | |
| unknown nepenthes identification | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: Can you help me identify this nepenthes plant I purchased from southern California? I would love to ... A: This is a Nepenthes x deRoose's alata. It's a hybrid of N. alata x (N. ventricosa x N. alata). ... | |
| Chepalotus Soil Has White Worms | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: I've been seeing little white worms in my Chephalotus' soil. I water the soil when it starts to get ... A: Those are probably fungus gnat larvae. They are very common critters in houseplant soil. A small ... | |
| n. caesar, sarr mix, future stock plant | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: Hey i had a few questions and was wondering if you could help me. 1. I have a relatively large n. ... A: Judging from the color of the leaves, as I suspected, everything your experiencing is from low ... | |
| Nepenthes and Sarracenia not pitchering | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: I'm a carnivorous plants from South-East Asia. I grow all my plants outdoors, under 50% shade, even ... A: As I guessed, your plants need more sun. Your N. x miranda is light green. When they are getting ... | |
| n. caesar, sarr mix, future stock plant | 6/25/2010 |
| Q: Hey i had a few questions and was wondering if you could help me. 1. I have a relatively large n. ... A: With your Caesar, it probably needs more sun (this is the case 90% of the time when Nepenthes won't ... | |
| Pinguicula Agnata | 6/25/2010 |
| Q: I don't think I have a problem, but I just want to make sure. This is my third Pinguuicla Agnata, ... A: Your plant looks very good. This upright appearance is very normal for P. agnata. They tend to ... | |
| Drosera Filiformis | 6/24/2010 |
| Q: First I want to thank you guys for a great website and for all the information. I purchased some ... A: That always helps. You're going to hate my answer. It needs more light, a lot more. Drosera ... | |
| Nepenthes Deroose Alata | 6/24/2010 |
| Q: I'm growing what you previously told me what was a nepenthes deroose alata. All seems fine and it's ... A: The deRoose's Alata hybrid is a very tolerant plant. They seem to be happiest when the daytime ... | |
| miranda Nepenthes pitchers | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I bought a Nepenthes Miranda about a year a go, and it's growing great looking leaves, but it hasn't ... A: More sun. Your plant should be getting at least 3 hours of direct sun on a sunny day. If your ... | |
| parasites? | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a barrel of saracennias, most of which are growing fine. One (a flava) is coming up deformed ... A: I looked up the insecticide and it sounds like it's a relative of carbaryl, brand name "Sevin" used ... | |
| Nepenthes and Sarracenia not pitchering | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I'm a carnivorous plants from South-East Asia. I grow all my plants outdoors, under 50% shade, even ... A: In your climate, if Nepenthes are not pitchering, it's because they are not getting enough light. ... | |
| Low light nepenthes | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I enjoy your youtube episodes very much. It got me to buy my first carnivorous plants! I bought ... A: I'm glad you liked the videos. If you don't have sunny windows, and since your USDA zone 9, a ... | |
| Wilting Pitchers | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I have noticed that some of the pitchers on my Sarracenia just seem to wilt down before turning ... A: Ooo! Not good. If a totally healthy pitcher wilts for no apparent reason, meaning it's not just an ... | |
| Just checking | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I'm just checking to see if I'm doing anything wrong. I grow my venus flytraps in full sun, and I ... A: If your plants are growing well for you, and coming back each year, you're doing great. I think ... | |
| Repotted Pitcher Plant in potting soil | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: 3 days ago I found a plant at my local nursery simply marked Carniveous Pitcher Plant. I took it ... A: Even though this is very true for American pitcher plants such as Sarracenia, it's not always the ... | |
| Darlingtonia purple spots | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I had bought 1 darlingtonia plant from my carnivorous plant nursery a week ago and its winter here. ... A: Since your into winter, this is very normal. I do see, however, some white patches on the leaves ... | |
| Cobra Plant | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: Please excuse me for this type of question I know you don't enjoy answering these but I need help. ... A: What this really comes down to is how much money your willing to spend, and how much trouble your ... | |
| Drosera Filiformis white Cotton like material | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing carnivorous plants in mass for about 3 months now and all of my plants are ... A: That material is normal on Drosera filiformis crowns, especially the Florida Giant and D. filiformis ... | |
| NO DEW!!!! | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: i got my Drosera Adelae at lowes and it was in a terraium. i was placed in a low light place, so ... A: That always helps. Unfortunately, once a Drosera adelae looses its dew, it doesn't come back. The ... | |
| Mulch | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: i was wondering what it means to "Mulch in colder regions". Do we litterally put mulch on top of ... A: The usual procedure is to cover the plants with something that breathes such as landscape fabric ... | |
| re-potting | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: ..very informative section. My question is, since I've received many Pitcher and VFT's from you and ... A: Yes! Larger pots are good for a variety of reasons. They don't dry out as fast if a water tray ... | |
| Nepenthes Ultra-Highland Terrarium Set Up | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: I got a 10 gallon aquarium and I am going to turn it into a terrarium for Ultra-Highland Nepenthes. ... A: How long you leave it on will depend on how you have the water source set up. Water tends to get ... | |
| HELP ME!!!!!! | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: my drosera adelae was wilting because i put it outside because i know you guys dont like terraiums. ... A: Cutting back a Drosera adelae that you got in one of those cubes was the right thing to do. That ... | |
| Nepenthes Ultra-Highland Terrarium Set Up | 6/19/2010 |
| Q: I got a 10 gallon aquarium and I am going to turn it into a terrarium for Ultra-Highland Nepenthes. ... A: This set-up should be fine for some ultra-highlanders. Because our temperatures here in the ... | |
| Carnivorous Plants winter care | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: I'd recently purchased a package of randomly selected plants from one of my Country's carnivorous ... A: Since your into winter many of the leaves on the Sarracenia, Darlingtonia and Flytraps should be ... | |
| parasites? | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a barrel of saracennias, most of which are growing fine. One (a flava) is coming up deformed ... A: This looks more like physical/chemical damage. The leaf in the middle of the photo that has the ... | |
| miranda has stopped growing | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a n miranda that was doing fine up to about a month ago. It just seemed to stop growing and ... A: That always helps. Because the new leaves on your plant look fairly pale, it looks like it's not ... | |
| Sap on Nepenthes? | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: I've noticed that my N. Sanguinea is oozing a sticky substance from its leaves. Not a lot, but but ... A: Some Nepenthes do exude nectar from the leaves to help attract ants. Usually you see it a little ... | |
| declining plants | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: I ordered some plants from you back in March or April.Two of the several plants I purchased (D. ... A: It looks like you have a couple problems going on here. For your sundews it looks like they are not ... | |
| venus fly trap's green leaves black traps | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing venus flytraps and judith hindle pitcher plants outside for the last couple of ... A: Water near the top of the pot is way too high for Venus flytraps. They tend to rot out when ... | |
| Nepenthes Miranda pitcher growth | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: Greetings! I bought a nepenthes Miranda from you about a year ago now and am having trouble growing ... A: This is a sun/light issue. We have had such a nasty, rainy, cold spring/summer that I'm getting ... | |
| "Tarnok" plant | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: In the instructions you gave me a few days ago you said that the trap leaves leaves on my "Tarnok" ... A: If your plant is in good conditions it takes about a month for new pitchers to form. This depends ... | |
| Pitcher Plant Not Blooming | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: I have a few pitcher plants including a yellow trumpet sarracenia flava. Last spring, the s.flava ... A: There are a variety of factors that affect Sarracenia flowers. Sarracenia flava doesn't always send ... | |
| Soil Change | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: Good morning, I am just wondering what you do with your soil from the previous year when it comes ... A: Yes, this can be a serious issue when you develop a very large collection. Prior to 2005, we ... | |
| Venus Fly trap and rain | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: I'm just curious, when it rains and the venus flytraps are out in the open, will the rain trigger ... A: Yes and no. The triggers must be touched twice in a 20-30 second time period for the trap to close. ... | |
| Transplanting | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: I am in San Jose, California. Since I have ordered from you the two highland nepentheses, one is a ... A: You can definitely transplant your Nepenthes into larger pots. Depending on how recent you received ... | |
| Leaf growth on Nepenthes | 6/12/2010 |
| Q: I noticed on one of my Nepenthes that leaves are starting to grow back out where they previously ... A: No you're not doing anything wrong. Some varieties of Nepenthes will do this very readily. Others ... | |
| Can Nepenthes ventricosa handle hard water? | 6/11/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question about whether or not a Nepenthes ventricosa can handle water that ... A: 218ppm is pretty hard. They will tolerate it, however it will still be a good idea to supplement ... | |
| Bog Garden Sand | 6/11/2010 |
| Q: I was just wondering where I could buy some clean sand for my bog garden. In your e-book you wrote ... A: If you go to one of the big box stores like Home Depot or Lowes they carry sacks of childrens play ... | |
| Live Sphagnum Infested? | 6/11/2010 |
| Q: I've been growing Live sphagnum moss for a couple months to use it as a mix for carnivorous plants ... A: You probably have too much water on the moss. Sphagnum will grow just fine if you keep a layer of ... | |
| worms in mix.... | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: Species: pitcher plants and Flytraps Lighting: FULL SUN Water: rain water Soil : 50/50 Perlite / ... A: These little white worms sound like fungus gnat larvae. You may need to spray with a systemic ... | |
| North American Pitcher plants | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: I've been successfully growing Sarracenia's for over 6 years now. A problem that i continue to have ... A: You either need to create a wind block of some kind close to the plants, or position pots so they ... | |
| Bayer Advanced Disease Control For Roses Flowers, & Shrubs | 6/10/2010 |
| Q: on a recent post I read that you recommended the Bayer Advanced Disease Control for a systemic ... A: Bayer makes a number of these products, and they look a bit similar. If you are trying to kill ... | |
| my nepenthes stopped producing pitchers | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: nepenthes truncata my plant seems to have stopped growing and producing pitchers lighting: southern ... A: It always helps. I can see in the photo that you have standing water in the tray of the pot. ... | |
| What happening to Venus flytrap? | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a Venus Flytrap that looks deathly ill. The leaves of the plant look wrinkled. ... A: Ahh Weylin, This is the first time you told me you were using tap water. I wasn't sure where you ... | |
| seeds | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: I have a question. After planting the seeds in a 1-1 mixture of peat moss and perlite.do you cover ... A: As long as the seeds stay moist this is fine. Just make sure to spray with a sulfur based fungicide ... | |
| Sarracenia purpurea | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: I bought a S.purpurea from Sarracenia Nurseries in the UK over 20 years ago. It has been divided ... A: Beautiful plants! I'm inclined to think this may be a hybrid. At first glance it looks like ... | |
| help growing | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: Why does my Tarnok have brown edges on its pitcher lid? thank you, Ethan A: It totally helped me to understand what was going on with your plants. Here's the short answer to ... | |
| What happening to Venus flytrap? | 6/9/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a Venus Flytrap that looks deathly ill. The leaves of the plant look wrinkled. ... A: That helps. Your flytraps looks like it suffering from nutrient damage. When I see the tiny, ... | |
| Nepenthes Leafs | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: I got a Nepenthes Mikei from you guys about a month ago and it was great. It's producing pitchers, ... A: For the short term, try giving them a weak orchid fertilizer that you spray on the leaves. If you ... | |
| stem cutting,lighting | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: This a follow up.I have had these cuttings under artificial light for a week now and there all dying ... A: Ahh, I suspected. 10" isn't very close for the lights, but if they had been incandescent, it still ... | |
| red spots on Nepenthes x miranda | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes x miranda I recently purchased and it is developing red spots on the leaves ... A: Nepenthes x Miranda normally turns a nice red/bronze color in strong light. Western exposure ... | |
| Can a Cape Sundew produce dew? | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about whether or not a Cape sundew can reproduce dew, on leaves that ... A: When you transition a plant from inside to out, they usually go through a transition period. It's ... | |
| Giant Staghorn Sundew | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: 1) I bought a couple Giant Staghorn Sundews about 2 weeks ago, and some Spoon-Leaf Sundews, and the ... A: That always helps. They're not dying. It's very normal for them to cycle through leaves, and ... | |
| Pitcher plants vs. Cats | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: I have 4 different varieties of pitcher plants I also have 2 cats. Both of my cats are Extremely ... A: Because your pitcher plants are in the house, I'm assuming you have Nepenthes. Nepenthes often ... | |
| stem cutting,lighting | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: This a follow up.I have had these cuttings under artificial light for a week now and there all dying ... A: That always helps. It does look some like the cuttings are getting very hot. These are not dead, ... | |
| Green stuff growing in the pots | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question about what this green stuff that is growing in these pots. Is it a ... A: Glad the sundew is looking good. Indeed that is algae, and the best thing to do about it is to get ... | |
| Substitute peat | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: I am currently growing Sarracenia flava and am in need of some new compost. I do not want to ... A: I understand your issues about peat moss. The only reliable peat substitute for growing Sarracenia ... | |
| D. scorpiodes | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: I got a D.scorpiodes late summer last year. It never really seemed like it came out of travel shock ... A: The brown stem on the sundew is normal. As the plant grows, it gets taller and the older leaves die ... | |
| Help! Highlander Trouble! | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: Hey you guys! I have had a problem with two of my highland plants, N. jamban and C. follicularis. ... A: Yes, I actually think the cold air blowing on them would make a difference. While these plants like ... | |
| black young traps | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: me again. I've been having some problems with the second Venus flytrap i have. the most puzzling of ... A: Are you using water from the tap? If so, check your mineral levels. It should be less than 50 ppm. ... | |
| vft flower taking forever | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: So both of my vft's (one of which is from you) are sending up flower stalks...on the one that is not ... A: Patience is key. The buds will open up when the temperatures are warm enough. I don't know where ... | |
| N. Ventricosa | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I bought 2 of the N. Ventricosa, when I received them somewhere in April 2010 they LOOKED GREAT, I ... A: This species will tolerate direct sunlight, but you need to be careful about the length of time in ... | |
| Venus Fly Trap | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing venus flytraps outside under 6+ hours of sun in Massachusetts after reading your ... A: This is a normal occurrence. If the bug is too large for the trap, it will attempt to chew its way ... | |
| Sarracenia | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: How to treat a srracenia when they got a fungal problems. A: Use a sulfur or Neem spray. Both products are very safe to use with Sarracenia. You may need to ... | |
| drosera adelae lack of dew | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I have a drosera adelae and I had it growing under one 10 watt fluorescent light bulb for 13 hours a ... A: The main issue is acclimation, or lack there of. While it is true that sundews don't need constant ... | |
| stem cutting,lighting | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I got your new dvd volume 3 it had alot of great information thanks,but I had a question about how ... A: Definitely keep the lights on for a minimum of 12 hours. With cuttings, you can keep the lights on ... | |
| Nepenthes x miranda fertilizer | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: I recently purchased a huge Nepenthes x miranda and the place I got it from gave me a gallon bottle ... A: You can use fertilizers on Nepenthes, BUT you have to use them correctly. If you apply them ... | |
| Fertilizing Nepethes | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: I have read, in numerous places, not to fertilize the tropical nepenthe, but about a year ago I ... A: The NPK ratios seem very low, so that's probably why it's working well for you. As long as the ... | |
| nepenthes rafflesiana | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: i live in pennsylvania,zone 6. its been a pretty warm summer so far staying in the 70`s to 80`s. at ... A: Nepenthes rafflesiana is a lowland plant, which means it prefers warm nights (above 70°F). You can ... | |
| what type of a sundew is this? | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey can you help me identify this sundew that I have recently picked up. Also could ... A: That looks like a poorly grown Drosera spatulata, the Fraser Island variety. This plant is a ... | |
| N. ventricosa | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: About a month ago I ordered a N. ventricosa. It was doing fine a new pitcher every week. Then it ... A: A couple things could be a factor. First, there's no need to water the soil daily. Daily watering ... | |
| Darlingtonia | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: Can darlingtonia survive in 37oC A: It is difficult at best to keep Darlingtonia alive in tropical countries. It would require chilling ... | |
| watering cobra lily | 5/28/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question concerning watering a Cobra Lily. Can you leave it standing water, ... A: The information on the DVD is based on years of experiments to find out what works and what doesn't. ... | |
| D. Capensis | 5/27/2010 |
| Q: I currently have a D. Capensis that has been flowering for about 11 days (estimating based on dead ... A: From the time of flowering to harvesting seeds can take up to a month. You'll need to wait until ... | |
| Pinguicula grandiflora | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I'm not actually growing P. grandiflora, but I'm wondering if it is a perennial. I was planning to ... A: Yes, this European species is a perennial and grows similarly to Pinguicula macroceras found on the ... | |
| Tips Turning Brown | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I have a question.I keep my Adelae Sundew on my window sill under two 40 watt 4ft shop lights that ... A: Ideally the bulbs should be changed yearly. Even though they might function, they lose intensity ... | |
| Growing Venus Flytraps from seeds | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: About 3 weeks ago I planted about 40 venus fly trap seeds in Massachusetts. I have been growing them ... A: There are a couple issues. The first issue is timing. If you're germinating flytrap seeds ... | |
| Drosera Venusta - Feeding Quantities | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I recently purchased a Drosera Venusta and placed it near to a number of fruit flies. Within a day ... A: No, there isn't any reason to remove the carcasses. Keep in mind that this happens to them in ... | |
| Repotting Cephotatus | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I got a Cephalotus from you guys around three weeks ago and it's doing good. I am going to repot ... A: Yes, your soil mix is appropriate for Cephalotus. I also recommend watching Volume 3 of our DVD ... | |
| none | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: I got some carnivorous plants at lowes(a venus fly trap, a sundew, a nepenthes, and a sarricinia ... A: The recommended soil mix for flytraps and Sarracenia is equal parts peat moss and perlite. ... | |
| Nepenthes shade | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: Will covering my greenhouse with a paper material window shade allow sufficient light to my ... A: Shade cloth is specific for horticultural use and comes in t different percentages of shade, from ... | |
| Slugs and other things | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: I seen a a picture on cobra plant photo gallery of a slug crawling into a Judith Hindle pitcher if ... A: It takes a lot more than a captured critter to kill a carnivorous plants. The most common reason ... | |
| Rinsing Peat & Perlite | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: I love your website! It's full of great info and lots of great plants! I have a Cupped Flytrap and a ... A: Rinsing peat moss and perlite? Oh, dear! That seems like a waste of effort. There's absolutely no ... | |
| Darlintonia from seeds | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Hey I have a question regarding how hard it is to sow darlintonia from seeds. Are a ... A: Darlingtonia seeds germinate very easily. Often we get at least 95% germination rate. However, ... | |
| FLytrap problems | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: I live way out here in Grand Island Nebraska (USDA zone 5).i have a Venus flytrap, and my little ... A: I checked your weather. I'm not sure why you think it's too cold at night in your region. We grow ... | |
| Dewy Pine in Arizona | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: I asked a question a few weeks ago about a dewy pine I'm trying to grow outside in the Phoenix area. ... A: At this point, you need to trust your instincts. Again, moving the plant is a judgment call on your ... | |
| holes in pitcher plant | 5/22/2010 |
| Q: the problem is that I've found little holes in my pitchers,the holes are where the tube goes down. i ... A: Holes by yellow jackets can be that small, however they often appear on the pitcher itself and not ... | |
| My N. Truncata | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: I see from the topics that you have a lot of experience with Nepenthes species. Unfortunately I ... A: Unfortunately the link you provided is inaccurate, so I couldn't access the page. I understand ... | |
| holes in pitcher plant | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: the problem is that I've found little holes in my pitchers,the holes are where the tube goes down. i ... A: Yellow jackets will sometimes chew holes in the pitcher as an attempt to escape. Sometimes they can ... | |
| Dewy Pine in Arizona | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: I asked a question a few weeks ago about a dewy pine I'm trying to grow outside in the Phoenix area. ... A: Part of being a grower is monitoring your plant and making appropriate adjustments to the ... | |
| Carnivorous plants aren't doing so well | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: So this year I repotted all my plants into one big planter. Over the winter they did fine but when ... A: Yes, the cool spring weather is partly to blame. New growth is often at the mercy of unstable ... | |
| drosera spatulata, d. adelae. | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: Would you ever set either of these sundews outside for any length of time? They seem to get dry ... A: Dry leaves on a sundew are most often caused by lack of sunlight, so I'm not surprised your plants ... | |
| Nepenthes | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: I've had this nepenthes for about a year. It hangs from my windowsill from a southwest facing ... A: Based on your photo and the history of your plant, your plant is likely experiencing leaf burn as a ... | |
| Confused about which pest control to use | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: I'm having aphid issues - mostly on my sarracenia flava & leucophyla, plus on the flower stalks of ... A: Neem and pyrethrin are topical applications. Plants do not absorb them into their tissue, so the ... | |
| Can you please take a look at these photos and tell us what you think is growing and is on top of the soil? | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: Can you please take a look at these photos and tell us what you think is growing and is on top of ... A: Marc, I couldn't get any data on the brand of perlite you're using. However, we've found that when ... | |
| Can you please take a look at these photos and tell us what you think is growing and is on top of the soil? | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: Can you please take a look at these photos and tell us what you think is growing and is on top of ... A: Misting tends to be of little benefit, to carnivorous plants or any other kind of plants for that ... | |
| no growth yet | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: I have several Sarracenia plants. A couple 3 years old and 2 bought last year. I changed soil this ... A: I'm afraid if you seen no new growth by this time, they are dead. Last winter was unusual for us in ... | |
| sprout id | 5/18/2010 |
| Q: i was given a Carnivorous Creations kit for christmas with 10 varieties of seeds. they been growing ... A: First I want to say congratulations on getting any of the seeds to grow in one of those kits. You ... | |
| Aphrodite Mexican Butterwort | 5/18/2010 |
| Q: Hey! I've noticed that the older leaves on my Aphrodite Mexican butterwort keep turning brown & ... A: Not a thing. Your plant is perfectly healthy, and this is the normal process of new leaves growing ... | |
| Can you please take a look at these photos and tell us what you think is growing and is on top of the soil? | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: Can you please take a look at these photos and tell us what you think is growing and is on top of ... A: Yes, the white dots are perlite. It's common for the peat moss to wash away and expose the perlite. ... | |
| Is this normal? | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, The question is, the growth that I am seeing is normal for a Cobra plant. growing on ... A: Yes, this is normal. Your plant is still young and it's early in the growing season. Give your ... | |
| Nepenthes disease | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: Can you tell me what this is on my plant and how to treat it? The plant is a ventricosa, about a ... A: This photo helped clue me in. You might have a problem with thrips or some other pest. The spots ... | |
| Drosera Capensis ends turning black | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: I have had my Drosera Capensis now for 6 months and is has started to send out a flower. Last month ... A: When the ends of the leaves turn brown like this, it's usually a result of rapidly changing ... | |
| Mosquito larvae | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: I keep my collection of Sarracenia & Drosera in large water trays in my greenhouse. The trays soon ... A: Yes, we have this same problem at our nursery. We use mosquito dunks. You can search for it online ... | |
| Nepenthes stems | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: Most all of the stems on my Nepenthes are brown and desicated starting at the base of the plant the ... A: Nepenthes is a technically a woody vine. What you're seeing is the older part of the vine developing ... | |
| Nepenthes disease | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: Can you tell me what this is on my plant and how to treat it? The plant is a ventricosa, about a ... A: There really isn't anything wrong with the plant itself. The discoloration you see is part of the ... | |
| Drosera | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: Hope you are well. You gave me some advice on Drosera falconeri some months ago. They are doing very ... A: Their dormancy is triggered by a change in daylight hours, temperature and soil moisture. If you ... | |
| Tiny Sarracenia Flava | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: When I first ordered the plant the pitchers where large about 2 feet tall. Last season I had the ... A: Time. You need to give your plant a bit more time. Sometimes you won't see it reach full growth ... | |
| Heliamphora | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: ok well the problem with the Heliamphora was that they got over two weeks to get to my house after ... A: You'll need to use your own judgment about sunlight if you choose not to use artificial lights. The ... | |
| My Cephalotus. | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: I was hoping you could help me with a question concerning one of my Cephalotus plants. The plant in ... A: I see this on our mother plants. As long as you see new pitchers forming, it's not a problem at ... | |
| Heliamphora | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: ok well the problem with the Heliamphora was that they got over two weeks to get to my house after ... A: This is very helpful. The dehydration you see is a sign of root stress, most likely from the ... | |
| Self Watering pots | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: Hey guys. I know that I have seen some questions that mention self watering pots (pots with a ... A: Self watering pots work OK. Of course, the construction varies from brand to brand, so it will ... | |
| venus fly trap | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: I just puchused a fly trap and put in a old fish tank i had with a lid. I filled the tank with peat. ... A: The problem is your growing conditions. Flytraps are native to North Carolina where it is hot in ... | |
| Too much Sun? | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: Good afternoon - Let me start by saying I appreciate what you guys do. I have purchased many ... A: For the vast majority of growers, humidity and temperature are not issues. But in desert regions, ... | |
| Dewy Pine Light | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: I asked a question the other day about my Dewy Pine in the Arizona sun and I thank you again for ... A: No, it wouldn't. The reason is because this plant will get large. The lighting will be very uneven ... | |
| darlingtonia transition | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: I live in Walnut Cove in North Carolina and my climate zone is 7. As you know I plan to purchase a ... A: This would be a judgment call on your part. It really is about your comfort and skill levels when ... | |
| Dried New Zealand Sphagnum Moss For Carnivorous Plants | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: I got a packaging of Dried New Zealand Sphagnum Moss and it says, "A premium quality, all natural ... A: If the zinc is naturally in there, then it shouldn't be a problem. The levels are normally low ... | |
| darlingtonia transition | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: I live in Walnut Cove in North Carolina and my climate zone is 7. As you know I plan to purchase a ... A: This species is a bit temperamental when it comes to transplanting. We typically lose at least 25% ... | |
| Is venus flytrap flower going to kill the plant | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: allexperts, I have a question concerning whether or not to cut this plant's flower stalk. The ... A: That plant is far from healthy. In your previous question, you indicated that you were growing your ... | |
| Is a 4inch terra cotta pot okay for a venus flytrap | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: allexperts, I have this venus flytrap that you have to get it out of its dormancy. I am wondering ... A: Avoid using terracotta pots. They lose a lot of moisture, and during the hottest parts of summer, ... | |
| Repotting Nepenthes Sanguinea | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm planning to repot a Nepenthes Sanguinea I got from you guys a couple months ago and it looks ... A: Yes, the repotting method you've described will work well for all species of Nepenthes. As for the ... | |
| Strange sprout in Drosera? | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: Well I've had this Drosera from you guys for almost 3 months, and this is the first time I've seen ... A: That would be a flower stalk! That means your plant is happy. As long as you're growing your plant ... | |
| 400 Watt Electronic Ballast Hydroponic Grow Light Lamp | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: Seems I never have enough light to grow these beautiful plants so I am wondering if a 400 Watt ... A: Actually, you could easily grow Sarracenia outdoors in full sun. If you watch our video podcasts, ... | |
| vft seedlings | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: last fall i collected a few hundred vft seeds from my thriving adult vft collection. (usually i ... A: Yeah, this might be an "experience." Seedlings can be temperamental, so ideally you should have ... | |
| Can you grow a cape Sundew in a 2in pot? | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, I have a question, about whether or not you can grow a Cape Sundew in a 2inch pot. I ... A: If you're starting from seed, you can definitely use a 2-inch pot. This will help save space. ... | |
| Nepenthes Mikei Growth Rate | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: I got a Nepenthes Mikei from you guys a week ago and it looks fabulous. I have the plant placed ... A: In general, Nepenthes grow slowly in cultivation. This is especially true with young plants. Some ... | |
| Venous Flytraps | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: Yes, I've had a trap growing good for over two years and doing well, but it does not turn red on the ... A: I'm a bit confused here because there wasn't an explicit question. Did you want to know why your ... | |
| Dewy Pine | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a dewy pine that I have had now for a few weeks. I have used your method for soil and the ... A: It really helped me diagnose the situation. What you've described is very classic of a plant that's ... | |
| N. Rafflesiana humidity | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: I bought a N. Rafflesiana today from a local nursery. I thought I remembered it not needing high ... A: This is a lowland species, and temperature is much more critical than humidity. Ideally the ... | |
| Sarracenia oreophila | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: I received 3 Sarracenia oreophila rhizomes about 1" long each. I had potted them up with the ... A: Those temperatures won't matter. These plants are well accustomed to experiencing those ... | |
| Chlorinated water for CP's | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: In your ebook you mention chlorine additives that last longer in the city water that shouldnt be ... A: The issue of choramine would be highly dependent on how much is added to your water. Again, if the ... | |
| Darlingtonia in Rock Planter | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: At one of your open houses last year, I purchased a Darlingtonia that was potted in the hollow of a ... A: There's no need to repot it unless you absolutely feel it needs to be repotted. We have a ... | |
| Chlorinated water for CP's | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: In your ebook you mention chlorine additives that last longer in the city water that shouldnt be ... A: Choramine is a type of chlorine that designed to last longer in water. It rarely evaporates out ... | |
| Sarracenia oreophila | 5/4/2010 |
| Q: I received 3 Sarracenia oreophila rhizomes about 1" long each. I had potted them up with the ... A: There are a couple factors to consider, such as your climate and how long ago you received the ... | |
| re-potting | 5/4/2010 |
| Q: I recently re-potted my Nepenthes-Truncata into an Aferican Violet 6" self watering pot. The leaves ... A: With this species, you'll need a lot of patience. It grows very slowly, so you may not see any ... | |
| Cape Sundew No Dew | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: I have the sundew in your peat and perlite mix and I have it on a west facing window that gets great ... A: There are two reasons why sundews stop producing dew. One is transplanting and the other is poor ... | |
| what cobra lily do I have? | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: Allexperts, Could you help me in identifying, what Cobra Lily do I have. I have hopefully attached ... A: From your photo, it's still difficult to determine the variety of plant you have. Generally you ... | |
| Almost no roots on N. Maxima! | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: I recently ordered a Nepenthes Maxima from Black Jungle Terrarium Supply and unfortunately I was ... A: Since your plant is in fairly good shape still, you have a good chance of getting it to root, and it ... | |
| Caesar Update | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: Jeff & Jacob, Just wanted to let you know how pleased and proud I am of your, mine, (ours) Caesar. ... A: Your Welcome! Glad to hear it's doing well. Last February we got to see some of the same batch of ... | |
| Perlite | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: I was on the website of ICPS (International carniverius plant society) and there was an article on ... A: Perlite can have a small mineral content, but perlite is mostly silica. A small amount of minerals ... | |
| Truncata | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: my question regards my Truncata. When I repot it can I just take it out of its current pot and ... A: Usually that is just fine. Nepenthes tend to do best when you disturb the roots as little as ... | |
| Growing Highland Neps. next to Lowland Neps. | 4/23/2010 |
| Q: First off I'd like to admit I screwed up! I accidentally bought a lowland variety N. Truncata to ... A: Truncata is really an intermediate plant. We've found that both the lowland and highland varieties ... | |
| Do I have to cut Sarracenia flower | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: ALLexperts, In the dvd you guys said that after you replant you should cut the flower stack. Is ... A: If you did a simple repotting, you don't need to cut back the flower stalk. If you divided the ... | |
| Nepenthes DeRoose Alanta | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I believe I have a Nepenthes 'DeRoose Alata' which I purchased from a flea market, when I got it ... A: Fortunately, this plant adapts to a wide range of growing conditions and grows very fast. You're ... | |
| VFT dormancy | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: My VFTs are currently entering dormancy. It is the second Autumn month here in Sydney. Just ... A: My mistake. I meant 10°C. I also noticed another mistake. I meant to say that we had a record low ... | |
| Flourescent Shop Light Bulbs | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: I'm growing highland nepenthes in my apartment under a two bulb shop light due to lack of ... A: It's not that simple, but in this particular case, go for lumen. We use wattage in our instructions ... | |
| Flytrap Dormancy | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: I've read that if flytraps don't go dormant each year their lifespan is shortened. I live in South ... A: It might make a difference where you live in South Africa. If you live near the coastal mountains, ... | |
| VFT dormancy | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: My VFTs are currently entering dormancy. It is the second Autumn month here in Sydney. Just ... A: If your climate is similar to Wilmington, NC and is slightly warmer, than your plant should be fine ... | |
| water | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: I am getting really confused. I recently asked a question about using salt softened water that has ... A: Ah, yes. Joan is no longer on AllExperts. Because of that comment and other erroneous comments, I ... | |
| D. Capensis digestive fluid | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I bought a D. capensis from your online store a few months ago, and it has been doing great! Lately ... A: This helped me pinpoint where the problem is. The primary reason why your plant is no longer ... | |
| Light temperature | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: I use HO florescents for some of my plants, and noticed that using a mixed color temp that is more ... A: I've never seen any research in this area, but this would be very logical. The more atmosphere the ... | |
| Darlingtonia, cobra plants | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I covered my cobra plants during winter they were green in color in the start and just when it got a ... A: It mostly sounds like you're just seeing older pitchers from last season dying off which happens ... | |
| no lids | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: i am kind of concerned with my nepenthes ventricosa. he is a decent size and is making pitchers but ... A: This isn't unusual at all. Especially when the plant first starts making new pitchers after a ... | |
| S.purpurea | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I recently ordered a Purpurea from a CP grower online. I get the plant, and it had "healthy" traps. ... A: Just give it a couple more weeks. Sarracenia purpurea needs sustained warm temperatures to begin ... | |
| Nepenthes Ventricosa | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I just received my 2 plants and they LOOK GREAT!!!!! I am new at growing these kind of plants, so I ... A: We always try to ask ourselves when we select plants, "Would I buy that plant?" If not, we find a ... | |
| S.Purpura? | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I've noticed that my S.Purpura or how it's spelled aren't growing... The plant bulb is set just like ... A: Just give it a couple more weeks. Sarracenia purpurea needs sustained warm temperatures to begin ... | |
| Tray water too warm? | 4/16/2010 |
| Q: I am growing several different types of sarracenia outside. I have them sitting in trays of ... A: I find it's better to go with a dark tray of some kind only because algae grows like wildfire in ... | |
| soil | 4/16/2010 |
| Q: i am living in northern florida.my question is this....the soil here is largely sand,and very little ... A: Instead of just pouring buckets of water over the soil, put the soil in a large container with holes ... | |
| Trapping | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: For the sundews, is there any you sell that have noticeable tentacle movement. I've heard that ... A: All sundews have tentacle movements. Some are quicker than others, such as D. capensis, D. regia ... | |
| soil | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: i am living in northern florida.my question is this....the soil here is largely sand,and very little ... A: Yes and no. Sarracenia grow in your region, so it's possible that the soil in your backyard may be ... | |
| S. oreophila - Green Pitcher | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: i bought a tiny Green Pitcher from you guys 4 years ago and have been too apprehensive to divide the ... A: Personally, I'd cut the flowers off so that your rhizomes can focus on healing and producing more ... | |
| Venus flytrap | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I ordered two jumbo venus flytrap bulbs from a nursery online. Upon opening the package i noticed ... A: First, if you ever suspect that your plants are not of good quality, you should immediately contact ... | |
| venus flytrap | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: I think my venus flytrap has some bugs or insects harming my plant i was wondering which insecticide ... A: Use Neem, which you can find at any garden center. SaferŽ makes a good prepared solution of it, but ... | |
| systemic insect killer | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: I just recieved and watched your DVD vol 1...awesome! One question I have, you mention that you use ... A: I haven't used this specific brand of systemic insecticide, but I have used one produced by BayerŽ ... | |
| Identification, relocation and care | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: I just purchased your e-book and now I am trying to dismantle my terrarium and move them to the best ... A: Yes, your sundew is a pygmy sundew. I can't identify the exact species or hybrid, but it definitely ... | |
| Miserable sarracenia | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: Hey Jeff and Jacob, Long story but I want to know if my flava still has a chance at coming back and ... A: The only other bit of information I needed was your location to assess your climate. We don't ... | |
| Potting multiple CPs | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: I plan on potting a few different cp's out side this spring and I was wondering if they'd all be ... A: Yes! All of these plants have the same growing requirements, so they will grow well together in the ... | |
| Sarracenia Flava | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: I recieved a Sarracenia Flava from you over the winter. It is coming out of dormancy and some of ... A: The twisting pitcher is likely from aphid damage. You won't always see the aphids because they only ... | |
| venus flytrap eat | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: a while back i found a bunch of earwigs a.k.a rollie pollies and i fed a couple to my venus flytrap ... A: Flytraps are not picky about what ends up in their traps. However, if you plan on hand-feeding ... | |
| Bareroot | 4/11/2010 |
| Q: I am about to receive some nepenthes that are being shipped bareroot. In the past I have purposely ... A: Use 1 teaspoon per gallon for the soak. At this time we don't know any place that sells live ... | |
| Yellowing Darlingtonia | 4/11/2010 |
| Q: I currently got a Darlingtonia from a Lowes two or so weeks ago. I got it adjusted to my house's ... A: I'm afraid all you can do at this point is say some final words. Once you see new growth wilting, ... | |
| Bareroot | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: I am about to receive some nepenthes that are being shipped bareroot. In the past I have purposely ... A: Try using a 15 minute soak in some Superthrive. We do it with hundreds of Nepenthes we get bareroot ... | |
| dormant sundew | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: I live in ny, in saranac lake in the middle of the adirondacks to be exact. i know there are a few ... A: You're correct, that is a sundew. From the location and the appearance of the opening hibernacula, ... | |
| desert carnivorous plant | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: I visited your stand at the Portland market last summer and you had a carnivorous plant that grows ... A: It's called a Dewy Pine, or Portugese Sundew (Drosophyllum lusitanicum). They are natives of ... | |
| deformed baby pitchers | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: I just ordered your DVD vol 1..the answer might be in that (havent checked the PO BOX yet)..just in ... A: After I answered your question I was wondering the same thing. What you're seeing on your plants ... | |
| Shade cloth? | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm growing my Nepenthes (a Ventrata and a raffles) along with several other tropical carnivorous ... A: Have you tried Lowes? That is where I bought small quantities until I needed greenhouse sized ... | |
| Nepenthes wick watering | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: Can i wick water highland Nepenthes? Thanks,Jake A: Since Nepenthes like being just moderately wet, it should work just fine. Just monitor your plants ... | |
| venus flytrap stalk | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: I live in Tallahassee, Florida I ordered a "Dente" Venus Flytrap from you guys last week. It came in ... A: Venus flytraps often try to bloom when young. Just cut the flower off. You'll get a much nicer ... | |
| deformed baby pitchers | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: I just ordered your DVD vol 1..the answer might be in that (havent checked the PO BOX yet)..just in ... A: Oh Matt! Bad Move! Aphids will attack carnivorous plants just like other plants. They are going ... | |
| Heliamphora | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: If I grow my Heliamphora, in full sun in an area wich has nights that fall bellow 16°C during the ... A: You have to go to the manufacturer for that kind of information. Here's their website: ... | |
| water | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: I have a reverse osmosis filter for our drinking water, but the water is first treated by a water ... A: Your correct in what you've heard that softened water is bad for carnivores. It's fairly bad for ... | |
| Greenhouse | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: I have recenty finished building my greenhouse for my highland nepenthes. It is sealed so I can heat ... A: We use a portable 240v electric heater in both of our tropical greenhouses with propane as a ... | |
| Mulching sarracenia | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: I recently repotted several containers of sarracenia. I have always used sphagnum moss as a ... A: You can. Pine needles are very acidic, so it doesn't harm them. Pine needles are common on the ... | |
| Nepenthes Ventricosa brown spots | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: I grow under CFL light in the closet, my other neps from around the world seem to do fine except for ... A: The insecticide killed the bugs! Everything you described sounded like Thrips like Jacob mentioned. ... | |
| Heliamphora | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: If I grow my Heliamphora, in full sun in an area wich has nights that fall bellow 16°C during the ... A: We can ship anywhere in the U.S. Just be sure to ask the hotel desk how a package should be ... | |
| Is my flytrap dying or preparing for new growth? | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: I live in Walnut Cove, NC and my climate zone is 7. My concern involves my the flytrap which I ... A: It's very normal for any leaves that were left from the previous season to die as new ones are ... | |
| Heliamphora | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: If I grow my Heliamphora, in full sun in an area wich has nights that fall bellow 16°C during the ... A: As long as you can protect the pot from direct sun (placing it in a larger pot that surrounds the ... | |
| Pests | 4/4/2010 |
| Q: i asked a question not too long ago regarding a pest problem i was having with my plants. If i ... A: Caterpillars are the next likely suspect if you're still seeing chew marks and rips on your plants. ... | |
| Humidity | 4/4/2010 |
| Q: I had a question regarding humidity. I have an aquarium that I use to acclimate newly acquired ... A: The issue of constant high humidity with hamata is mostly untrue. This species will acclimate to ... | |
| Making a planter box how deep should it be? | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: I want to make a planter box for all my outdoor bug eat like the pitcher plants and flytraps. I am ... A: The depth of your planter depends mostly on how large your plants are. If they're still small, a ... | |
| Drosera spathulata | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: I just rescued a D. spathulata from my local nursery. It was in a humidity dome, but the ... A: The vast majority of D. spatulata in cultivation is the tropical variety. In fact, there is only ... | |
| Pot size | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: I recently received a Venus Fly Trap and a Venus Dente. Both are still in the pots they arrived in. ... A: The best time to repot flytraps is in early spring, such as right now. This will give your plants ... | |
| plant bulbs | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: Well its red out in the direct sun so I figure its its either a red or a purple pitcher plant. the ... A: First, you're using the wrong soil mix. The ideal soil mix is equal parts peat moss and perlite. ... | |
| is this pitcher plant dead. | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: allexperts, Did my pitcher plant make thru the winter. I cut the dead leaf from the plant. The ... A: To determine if the plant is dead or not, you'll need to unpot it and examine the roots and rhizome. ... | |
| Accidental Division | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: sorry to bother you again, I recieved a Sarracenia Daina's Delight, it is doing great and the roots ... A: Since the rhizome is already divided, there's nothing you can do but wait. Yes, it would slow it ... | |
| Nepenthes Deroose Alata? | 3/29/2010 |
| Q: This is a type of nepenthes that I recently purchased. Basically, I would just like to know which ... A: Your plant is likely a Deroose Alata. We coined this term because Deroose Nursery (Netherlands) ... | |
| Flowering D. Filiformis | 3/29/2010 |
| Q: I got my red leaf D. filiformis from you guys about a month ago. It has many new leaves starting to ... A: This is really a judgment call on your part. As long as the plant is getting lots of sunlight and ... | |
| Nepenthes Ventricosa brown spots | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: I grow under CFL light in the closet, my other neps from around the world seem to do fine except for ... A: That helped me diagnose the problem. You might have a pest issue, such as thrips. The pest is ... | |
| Nepenthes Ventricosa | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a Nepenthes ventricosa that is just getting over a mite/ fungus problem and it is producing a ... A: If your plant has no pitchers, it's a smaller plant, and if you don't have another Nepenthes of the ... | |
| nepenthes ventricosa | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: I am growing a nepenthes ventricosa! I been fighting bugs with it and I thought it was getting ... A: If you got rid of the bug problem, these symptoms look like hard water damage. Generally Nepenthes ... | |
| no flowers yet | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: So if at this point in the waking up process i dont see flower buds..like i did on the podcast..then ... A: All of your plants are relatively small. They will probably need another year to reaching blooming. ... | |
| GROWING POT SIZE | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: The H. Minor that I recently purchased from you came planted in a 3" pot. How long can I keep ... A: It can be in that pot for up to a year, but it will benefit from being transferred to a bigger pot ... | |
| sunlight/leaf color | 3/25/2010 |
| Q: I have a question about some of my Nepenthes. I grow them in an Eastern window in my classroom (i ... A: That is always helpful. Your plants look great. This color is very normal for Nepenthes x ... | |
| Hamata? | 3/25/2010 |
| Q: I have been growing nepenthes for about a year with pretty good success(havnt killed one yet)and I ... A: If you've been having good luck with other Nepenthes, N. hamata isn't that difficult for a ... | |
| Freezing night | 3/25/2010 |
| Q: Last week the local temperatures were in the 60's and 70's so I took my potted sarracenia out of ... A: Bad news I'm afraid. That is really cold for plants that have already started active growth. ... | |
| cross teeth VFT problem | 3/25/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a cross teeth flytrap 3 months ago with other cultivars. All the other cultivars have ... A: That always helps. Your plant definitely seems to have had something occur to it out of the ... | |
| artificial lighting | 3/24/2010 |
| Q: I'm planning on starting a fairly large carnivorous plant terrarium. I live in USDA zone 4, and ... A: You can grow them under fluorescent lights as long as you get them very close to the lights (for ... | |
| soil acidity | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: Last year in spring I build a bog, planted several temperate carnivores, and they did great all ... A: You don't need to do a thing. pH in the 4's is exactly where it should be. Peat moss is quite ... | |
| venus fly trap | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: i just received a dente venus fly trap i ordered from your company.the traps on it are turning ... A: Whenever you look at a plant, especially Venus flytraps you always want to look at what you see ... | |
| Cobra lily okay | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: allexeperts, Is my Cobra Lilly doing okay the big leaf one looks like it is dying is that normal. ... A: The big leaf is just drying up from the sudden humidity change. Go ahead and cut that off. It will ... | |
| cross teeth VFT problem | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: I purchased a cross teeth flytrap 3 months ago with other cultivars. All the other cultivars have ... A: All of your growing conditions sound good, and since your other flytraps are growing well it seems ... | |
| Identify These Neps | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: I rescued these two Nepenthes last summer from terrarium cubes. They're doing quite well, as you can ... A: The first plant looks like a Nepenthes x ventrata of some kind. This Nepenthes alata x N. ... | |
| venus flytrap | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: Will a venus flytrap grow on a windowsill in Indio, CA at all times of the year. A: No. In the best of circumstances it will grow spring and summer, then go dormant in the winter. ... | |
| venus fly trap | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: I live in Ft Worth, TX. Can I grow VFT outside in beds, not containers? High temp - 110f; low temp ... A: If by beds you mean creating bog gardens with appropriate soil, the answer is yes. If you mean ... | |
| Sarracenia catesbei | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: sorry to be annoying but I have a Sarracenia catesbei and i want to know how high does it get when ... A: Sarracenia x catesbei will usually get around 6 to 8 inches tall. It depends greatly on the clones ... | |
| Heliamphora, Cephalotus, African violet pots | 3/19/2010 |
| Q: I currently have an order in from you guys for a Heliamphora and Cephalotus. I have read your e-Book ... A: African violet pots work great for plants that like to be not quite as wet, and a little cooler. ... | |
| from baby to full grown | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: I am not sure if this is my flava or minor..i have this guy outside in full sun all day in a pot ... A: From this new growth stage to mature pitcher is usually a month depending on temperatures. Just ... | |
| watering nepenthes pitcher plants | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: i was wondering if one could use the fish tank water from a canister filter, it works great for ... A: This is great for Nepenthes. It's nice and dilute, and they should respond well to it. Don't use ... | |
| Ultra-Highland Terrarium Cooling | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: Hey guys! I have been looking through many different ways to cool an ultra-highland terrarium. In ... A: After doing a little looking around it looks like your best bet is to buy a thermoelectric cooler, ... | |
| Cultivating gnats? | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a terrarium that holds various sundews. Last year the moist, warm, north-Carolinian interior ... A: The reason you can't find much on cultivating gnats is because your bug, Fungus gnats, are ... | |
| Nepenthes Propagation | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: I have been trying to propagate my Nepenthes sanguinea through stem cuttings twice and they all end ... A: Try using a liquid rooting hormone, Superthrive(which contains a rooting hormone), or none at all. ... | |
| Insecticide and Fungicide | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: I recently ran into a pest problem on my nepenthes and sarracenia collection and I believe it is ... A: As far as how often to spray, you need to refer back to your product label. Insecticides vary by ... | |
| Soil mix for Darlingtonia | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: I read your recommendation for the soil mix for the Darlingtonia. I have some orchid bark that has ... A: The charcoal should be of no concern. Some companies put it there to help take out impurities. ... | |
| Carnivorous Plants in Hawaii | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: I live on Oahu, the western side of the island. I've been doing research, but still unsure of which ... A: By Western Oahu, I'm assuming you live in Kailua, Kaneohe, or North Shore area. Being a tropical ... | |
| horticultural sand | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: a couple weeks ago I planted up some venus flytrap, Sarracenia flava and minor, warm temperate pings ... A: You didn't mention where you live. I was curious since rock and soil products are often locally ... | |
| Growing Multiple Carniverous Plants Together | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: I bought four very small Dionaea from a nursery yesterday. Before I repot them into a more permanent ... A: The only advantage to having plants in individual pots is the flexibility to be able to move plants, ... | |
| Help w/ Nepenthes | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: My N. ventricosa is in a very sorry state... over the winter it has become very withered and ... A: I didn't see any photographs submitted with your question. A photo will definitely be helpful in ... | |
| D. Scorpiodes Gemmae | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: I recently looked more closely at my Scorpiodes and saw that some of the Gemmae decided to start ... A: You should knock off the gemmae and sow them on the appropriate soil mix. You might lose a few of ... | |
| multiple nepenthes in single pot | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: I recently purchased 3 small N. gentle. I am planning on hanging them in a SW facing windowsill w/ ... A: Yes, you can pot all of them together in a 4-inch pot. We sometimes pot up multiple plants in a pot ... | |
| Drosera regia | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: I've got a D. regia that I got from you fellows several years ago that has gotten quite large. I've ... A: Just leave everything intact and bury the stem with it's new roots in a larger, deeper pot burying ... | |
| N. Ventricosa | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: Anyways I got some fertilizer and some distilled water and went to check on my Ventricosa and saw ... A: It would. Just be easy on how much you use. Too much fertilzer on a Nepenthes an you'll see no ... | |
| Singalana as an intermediate? | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: hope you are having a great spring and enjoying your plants! I wanted to know if I could grow ... A: From our experience, I haven't seen singalana to be as easy of a plant as sanguinea. It seems to ... | |
| Insecticide and Fungicide | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: I recently ran into a pest problem on my nepenthes and sarracenia collection and I believe it is ... A: Fortunately, Nepenthes and Sarracenia are pretty tough, so if you follow label directions, all of ... | |
| Ailing Drosera adelae | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: I am having a problem with my drosera adelae. They had been doing very well and the larger of the ... A: That always helps. Overall your plant doesn't look that bad. More than anything it looks like it ... | |
| N. Maxima | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I have a N. maxima. Ive had it for about a year. When it puts on new leaves they are very deformed ... A: Nepenthes maxima, the species, is definitely a little fussy. Oddly, most hybrids of this species ... | |
| questions | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I have a few questions for you guys. The first one is about when you say that some temperate plants ... A: We've only used Gibberellic acid a couple times, and with mixed results. We used it on some plants ... | |
| Sick Sarr. | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I purchased 11 Sarr. off ebay during the winter between 2 and 3 months ago. I put them all in a big ... A: It sounds like you may have caught it early enough to salvage. Simply cut away any brown on the ... | |
| Darlingtonia Californica | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I just received a Darlingtonia californica from one of my relatives. But I have just been informed ... A: This set-up sounds good. The one major recommendation I have is to not set planter in water the way ... < | |