Sick Sarracenia

QuestionHi Jeff and Jacob It is fall and for the most part, my Sarracenia are putting up their best pitchers, except for my S. hammerhead, S rubra and S purpurea. The hammerhead and the rubra are exhibiti

Dormacy.

QuestionHello, I live in Canada, and I have a Venus Flytrap. The weather here is becoming colder and colder, and the daylight hours is slowly decreasing. However, how can I know when my VF is goi

Nepenthes dormancy

QuestionHi Chris, This is my first year with carnivorous plants and I have had great success and would like to keep it going with a few tips. I have two Nepenthes ( Sanguinea, Ventrata) which seem to be around 2-4

two Sarracenia questions

QuestionWell, maybe more than two! First, I have three sarracenia growing together in a porcelain pan, which sits in a deep saucer (Ladies-in-Waiting, leucophylla, and Danias Delight. All have done very well, and I

Alice Sundew Drosera Aliciae

QuestionAlice Sundew QUESTION: I recently found sundew that was washed down Table mountain in Cape Town RSA. I have identified it as Drosera Aliciae. I would like to know more about watering and should it be

sulfur fungicide for sarracenia and dormancy

QuestionI am getting prepared to put my plants in dormancy by using the cooler method and packaging peanuts. I found a garden sulfur fungicide by Bonide (from Earl May) but noticed the active ingrediants are 90% sul

gibberelic acid

QuestionHello, I ordered some D madagascariensis and d paradoxa seeds, these seeds have probably been stored for a while and they probably arent the freshest but they have been stored in a fridge. So do you th

Question about Sphagnum

QuestionQUESTION: I ordered your Live Sphagnum capillifolium and Im wondering will there be care instructions for keeping it alive? I plan to use it as top dressing for my Nepenthes and next year for my bog, but th

broken miranda pitcher bud

QuestionMy miranda was starting to grow its second pitcher, and someone in my house shut the window on the pitcher bud! its now cracked open and I dont know what to do. It was tiny still, only a few days int

alata stem getting big and splitting

QuestionSomeone gave me a giant n.alata ( I think its one of the deroose ones youve mentioned). There are two of them in the pot I think. One produces huge 6 pitchers , but the other is still small. The big one ha

Dew threads

QuestionHow can you tell the difference between the Giant Dewthread and the common dewthread? Ive read descriptions, but Im so totally lost. nita Gulf Breeze, FL AnswerHi JH, If you have both known va

N. burkei and ramispina as lowlanders.

QuestionI noted that you list N. bukei and ramispina as not requiring cool nights. In particular, do you think ramispina would make it as a lowlander? I Live in Miami FL, and have already had success with N. vogel

Safe fungicide for cephs?

QuestionI am receiving ceph seeds and Id like to know if Spectracide Immunox would be safe to use. Ive heard that Orthene or Orthenex is ok but I cant find it in stores, even in my local nursery! Whats your opinion?

D. filliformus ssp filliformus~tropical or temperate

QuestionHi, im going to get some D. filliformus ssp filliformus seeds and from what the person said there temparates and i have to stratify the seed. I was wondering i think ive seen D. filliformus under both

Help!

QuestionHelp, my plants have fungus or mold on them can I use any fungicide, is there a natural way to kill it? (or organic?) AnswerHi Luca, To treat fungus, use either a sulfur-based fungicide or Neem oil.  

Vemus Flytraps - black traps

QuestionLike many who get started in this hobby Ive gotten a couple of Venus flytraps. In this case from a 99 cents store. They look healthy (so far) & am caring for them like you suggest. However they have a number

i think my plants have died

Questioni am supposed to be looking after some plants for a friend, all i could tell you is that one is a venus fly trap and the labels in the others just read sarrencia hybrid. not very big plants, pitchers i belie

Sarracenia culture for winter

QuestionRecently bought 3 sarracenia, Scarlet Belle, Danas Delight Hybrid & Yellow Trumpet at Portland Saturday Market. Thought I was told there to plant outside and keep boggy. Just found brochure says keep outside

cape sundew question

QuestionQUESTION: so my cape sundews have flowered for the second time this summer, all seemed normal, but one of the flower stalks had a bunch of flowers, and at the top it had 3 flowers that looked like a cross be

fungus or plant

QuestionHi! I was just wondering is a Venus fly trap a fungus or a plant? AnswerHello London, I must say that this is the easiest question I have ever had. Plants are noted as utilizing photosynthesis to acquire e