Overwintering and fungicides

QuestionI have two questions. First, after much searching i have finally found a supply of pine needles for over wintering my container plants. My question is; in your ebook you say 6 inches of mulch, Si

Sanguinea Height

QuestionBallpark figure, how high from the soil surface does a Sanguinea grow? I asked you the question regarding placing a plant on a shelf, and I need to know how high to hang it. AnswerHello Talisha, I ha

Re Potting

QuestionI have grown carnivorous plants, pitcher, Venus fly trap and sundew for the past three years and have them together in one large pot in the garden. I wanted to re pot them into separate larger pots using a p

the tips of my sarracenia puperea(I know this is spelt wrong) traps are turning brown

QuestionThe tips of my sarracenia puperea traps are turning brown. Also my plant is in full sun so what is wrong ?????? Thanx, sorry for incorrect spelling AnswerHi Lachlan, In this case, it would have been helpf

S. rubra flowering wrong season

QuestionGreetings Sarracenia Northwest, I have been raising the S. rubra you sent me as a gift plant over a year ago. It is currently growing multiple growth points in a five inch pot, soon to be upgraded, in 50/50

setting up a lg bog

Questioni have a large underground pond that i would like to turn into a bog so i could plant north American pitcher plants in. what should i use for soil. any hints or resources i could look up for my project. i li

cold hardiness

QuestionHello, Im wondering before buying: if ANY of your carnivorous plants offered would be hardy in zone 4a (central Vermont) if planted in the ground - or if they can be kept outdoors in pots, then brought in ar

dividing my temparate plants

QuestionHello, Since dormancy is coming fast and i am about to divide many of my sarracenia and dionaea, i was wondering if soaking the unrooted plants in a concentrate of superthrive after dividing them would suppl

Nepenthes Rajah Conditions

QuestionQUESTION: Im planning to eventually get a Rajah. I am using a 5 gallon terrarium with two 23 watt compact floursecent lights (both are 100w equivalent). THe only issue is getting the temperatures

N. Gentle

QuestionN. gentle QUESTION: Bought this plant without a name. Was told it is Gentle. Upper pitchers all have dimples. Please comfirm. ANSWER: Hi Hosh, The plant you have is actually Miranda and not Gentle.

my venis

Questioni bought my trap about a year ago and it was tiny i have never had plants before and it turns out i have done not to bad as its massive now so this is my questions to you. is it possible to take cuttings fro

to mulch or not to mulch

QuestionHi Jeff and Jacob Even though daytime temps are still reaching into the low sixties (with exceptions), frost has come early this year to the northeast and we have easily had more than three co

Carnivorous Plant Roots

QuestionHi. Yesterday, I replanted my purple pitcher plant and venus into bigger pots. The pitcher plant in now in a 6 1/2 by 5 inch pot and the venus is in a 5 inch pot. When I replanted them I notice

Sun Requirements for Carnivorous Plants in Autumn

QuestionI had my plants in my screened in porch (south sun) all summer and fall until a few days ago. I would bring them in at night into my front foyer b/c it was too cold outside. (temp in foyer is 10 degr

Wintering Carnivorous Plants

QuestionQUESTION: Hi. I had my plants in a screened in porch (south sun) all summer and fall until a few days ago. I would bring them in at night into my front foyer b/c it was too cold outside. Then d

Sunlight and Carnivorous PLants

QuestionQUESTION: I have a butterwort and a cape sundew. I am not sure what type of butterwort it is. It came in a kit with my sundew and purple pitcher plant. I think its

2 questions

QuestionI have recently acquired a water testing kit to test my tap water. It tests for pH, total alkalinity, total Chlorine, total hardness, hydrogen sulfide, iron, copper, nitrates, nitrites, iron, and bacte

Replanting

QuestionQUESTION: I received a pot of fly traps from a lady my husband knows, He actually went to fix her air and heat and she gave them to him, with little instructions. The problem is that she had so many growing

Summer dormant D. Muscipula

QuestionIn August I received a D. Muscipula from California Carnivores and there was a note in the package saying some plants are dormant. The plant had nothing but autumn leaves on it and looked a little sad, so Im

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Questionits almost halloween and i have alot of sarracenia and i normally grow them outside but it`s really windy outside and it keeps pushing over my plants is it ok to grow them in my room AnswerHi Chris, Sarrac