What have I done wrong?

Question Looking brown Hi I live in Sweden. We are just coming into the summer here now and the weather is getting warmer. I have a dionaea muscipule which I have had for a good few months now. Its been living indoo

Trigger hairs on Dionaea

QuestionI have had my my Dionaea Muscipula for about a month now and it is flourishing. It is growing many many new traps of large size and god color with long teeth. As I was examining the new opening traps the oth

butterwart question

Question I have a P. primuliflora - Primrose Butterwort and Its not doing so well right now. I was wondering if it was because it is getting direct sunlight all day. It always has water in the pot. Could it be the w

bog plants

QuestionI have a bog for my plants. I also have 3 plants floating in a goldfish pond. The plants floating in the goldfish pond are doing great. Really growing this spring after being in the pond mo

planting sundews

QuestionI saved a sundew from Lowes, probably an adelae.It has gotten over its humidity,light and temp change shock and Im ready to plant it in a bigger pot. What is the best pot for it? Drained,undrained,tall or sq

Using peat moss/no perlite

QuestionI picked up a flytrap and potted it in a big pot of just peat moss. I got a big bale of the stuff. (Also have some pitchers and sundew on order from you). I notice you suggest also 50% perl

PPM for nepenthes

QuestionI know nepenthes can take somewhat harder then most other carnivorous plants. I was wondering how many PPM is ok. AnswerHi Jason, Theres no clear cut answer on this one since a lot of it depends on species

rain water for sarrs and goldfish

QuestionI have been collecting rain water for my barrel full of sarrs for years. Usually the water doesnt sit long due to the drought weve had in Ga.I noticed mosquito larvea and put in a small feeder goldfish to ea

Seedlings

QuestionI have seedlings about a month old,D.filiformis ssp filiformis and S. rubra ssp alabaminsis, they are currently growing in partial sunlight, I was wondering if they should be in full sunlight and any other a

Bitter Apple on Nepenthes?

QuestionI have a very large N. maxima hanging plant & an 8 month old kitten who likes to munch its leaves. Ive moved the Cat Tree as far from the plant as I can, but the kitten is huge & still gets at it. Is it safe

sundew question (or two)

QuestionQUESTION: i recently got 2 alice sundews from your nursery about 3 weeks ago, and they just arent doin very well. of the two plants, only a small portion of one of them is ever dewy. i have they

sundew sprouts and mold

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I have germinated some tropical sundew seeds this past month (capensis pink variety I believe). They germinated well and I have teeny sprouts growing. The problem is that mold k

NEP.

QuestionWhat can I expect my Nepenthes to be like in the winter AnswerHi Nelson, This entirely depends on your growing conditions and the species that you have. In general, Nepenthes will usually slow

Pot Sizes

QuestionI have 2 medium sized (4 inch pot) Sarracenia Leucophyllas that I want to combine into one pot. Is a 6 inch pot big enough to support them both or are they going to fight each other for space? If its the lat

Wintering over

QuestionHELP!! For the past 2 years I have not been able to winter over my Sarracenias. (green, purple, and now a Scarlet Belle)They grow extremely well through the summer and for the winter I did as you said and pu

hot!

Questionhi, im a carnivorous plant entusiast from Mexico and i have this friend in Merida, Yucatan who wants to grow carnivorous plants, the problem is that temperatures in that area are at minimum 33C?(91F) and can

Nepenthes help........!

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I live in Malaysia(tropical climate) and im planning on growing some highland nepenthes.Since im growing a few lowland nepenthes and no highland, i need to know how do i grow these plants: N

cold

QuestionSNW, I know highland nepenthes require a low night temp. of 40-50F so can you put them in a fridge. Also you say American plants require a cold period so to avoid fluctuating temps. and frost damage can you

sundew question

QuestionHi, I am going to start a lowland tank for neps soon & I want to grow some sundews in there as well. What are the best species to grow in those conditions? Thank you! AnswerHi Jay, I generally dont recomme

Lowland Nepenthes germination

QuestionQUESTION: For a couple weeks Ive been trying to germinate some N. ampullaria and during the past few days Ive realized that Im probably not providing them with the appropriate conditions. I have the se