no dew

QuestionGreetings from Roseburg. I purchased a drosera adelae from you several months ago and it did famously for awhile in a west window. Munched happily on fruit flies and seemed to be quite content. &

Watering Asian Pitcher Plant

QuestionI read the question and answer regarding using purified, distilled or RO water. We have a Culligan system. If there is salt in the water from the system, will that be disagreeable to my pitcher p

carnivorous rainforest plants

QuestionHi I need to know what carnivorous Plants can be found in Australias Rainforests. thanks Mike AnswerHello Mike, Is this a homework question? If so, I cannot answer it specifically. In any event, I do not

Lowland Nepenthes and Darlington questions

QuestionQUESTION: I just recieved a lowland bicalcarata and I was wondering if you had any species specific tips for growing it outdoors. If I kept the house warm as the plant requires my wife would leave me.

Planting season

QuestionWhat is the latest in the growing season for my Zone 8, NC to plant new CPs to let them get established before going in their dormant stage? I can gladly wait till next spring if you think best. 1)I would l

my poor nepenthes has small pitchers

QuestionQUESTION: I have had my nepenthes for about 6 months and it has been growing like crazy, each of the leaves are bigger than the next and the pitchers as well.... until recently that is. I noticed it about 2

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QuestionI want to know what tropical plants I could get if I grow them in a south facing window well. AnswerHi Jacob, Im assuming that you live in the northern hemisphere. If you live in the southern hemisph

nepenthes care ideas

QuestionHi I live in Fayetteville, NC and I have several questions to ask. I dont have a window to grow an nepenthes and I was thinking of buying an nepenthes truncata or a N. MiIanda since I might grow one indoors.

Nepenthes Alata/?seeds?

QuestionMy Nepenthes put out 2 long (each about 12 inches long)sprouts, the end of which resemble a stalk of tiny bananas. The stalks never bloom, simply turn from green to brown and dry up. When dry, they loo

Growing Drosera outdoors

QuestionHello, I live in Zone 7 Tulsa, Ok. With high temps typically in the mid 80s to mid-high 90s lately...give or take. Ive got an anglica, spatulata, and a capensis alba (will aquire adelae and alici

Sarracenia pitcher lids browning

QuestionHi, A few of my Sarracenias are starting to brown around the lids of the pitchers, and in some cases, the lids can get splits in them. They are sitting outside and they get approximately 5-6 hours of full

Lowland Nepenthes questions

QuestionQUESTION: I got the N.Bicalcarata and N.Ampularia that I ordered from you a couple days ago things are going fine for now they look pretty good my question is Im keeping them at a windowsill the humidity sta

dewless sundew

Questionabout 3 or 4 months ago, i split my brothers lance leaf sundew into many plants, i took a clump of 3 plants and repotted it into a 12 inch/narrow pot along with another lance leaf i rescued from Lowes... &nb

watering my adelae and asian pitcher

QuestionI have many adelae plants and 2 medium size asian pitcher plants. Ive have them for a while and every time it rains i try to collect as much as i can to water them. But it doesnt rain much here i

feeding asian pitcher plant

QuestionIf i feed an asian pitcher plant crickets. they just drown and die. does the pitcher absorb the nutrients from the large stem that hooks the pitcher to the stem? or does pitcher absorb through it

Venus flytrap probloms

QuestionHi again I forgot to ask you a couble of questions the last time I was here.I orderd a large flytrap from you guys but several days after some of its traps started to die and after 3 weeks leaves are still d

Cape Sundew turning brown

QuestionQUESTION: Hey: The cape sundew is sending up a lot of new shoots, but before they get to any size, they turn brown. I have this on a shelf, about 4 inches from a florescent light. It sits in a tray o

Ventricosa, Cape Sundew

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I have a couple questions on my two plants. First my Ventricosa is growing like a weed! It just formed its biggest picture about a week and half ago. My question is after it form

Miranda Carnivorous

QuestionI recently purchased the Miranda in Fl. Right now it has many shoots on it but the ends seem to be dried...will these produce pitchers or is it to late .. I have the plant hanging outside on my patio where i

hardiest fly catcher

Questionbest coolish kitchen fly catching plant please AnswerHello Martha, If I understand your question, you want to know what carnivorous plant would be the best as an indoors fly trapper. Generally, people get