weather

QuestionI live in New York.If the weather stays in the 40s at night can I put my Asian Plants and Sundews outside if so can i put them out in the oppen were they get the sun or do I have to move them into the sun a

Drosera binata giant form

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I was wondering of you could tell me a little about Drosera binata giant form? I purchased one from a guy on ebay and I know nothing about it and hes not answering messages for some reason. I k

Little red bugs on my pitcher plant pot

QuestionI just dispatched two tiny little red bugs that were crawling on my Nepenthes Sanguinea african violet pot that the plant resides in. I dont know if they were spider mites or not, but they were small and the

VTF Flower and Growth

QuestionHi, my VTF has sprouted its flower stem in the middle, it is about an inch or two long. I am wondering, is it normal for the plant to slow its growth down a little after this flower has begun to grow, becaus

Dionaea (Venus Flytrap)

QuestionHi Chris. I have several Dionaea and in the morning they receive sunlight via an eastern facing window. Around 1 PM I move them to a South facing window in-order for them to get 3 more hours of sunlight. My

My Venus Fly Trap Tissue Cultures are GROWING!

QuestionAfter a two-month babysitting routine, my 100+ Venus Fly Trap tissue culture specimens have MADE IT -- they are finally getting Green and Larger by 100% -- Thanx to your advice! I am ready to remove the pla

Temperature going down

Questionhi, i just had a few questions reguarding temperature. IN the next few days the temperature is supposed to get down to the mid to upper 30s(F) and i was wondering if this is going to affect my pl

I think I killed it :(

QuestionHi I live in Chicago and as anyone in the mid-west knows we had a very rough winter,i have a regular green flytrap with red inside the leafs that my mom got me last year that did great,put it in an unheated

good choices

QuestionI have had an interest in carnivorous plants for many years. As a result I have spent hundreds of dollars to kill many, many plants. It has been about three years since my last adventure and since then I hav

Carnivorous Plants regrowing?

QuestionQUESTION: Is there a way to grow a new plant from the originals plant? example of what i mean, you can take a rose bush and regrow a new bush from the growth on the stick. ANSWER: Hello Patricia, What spec

Caring for Plant

QuestionI have a Purple Pitcher Plant that I purchased at my local nursery. My plant has turned brown and looks dead. I have kept it moist and in a sunny window - it receives sunlight at least 5 or more hours a day.

Questions my nepenthes

QuestionQUESTION: I have a N.Gentle that has two big growth points one is 7 inches and the other 4 1/2 inches and it now has three basals also its in a 8 inch pot and the media in the pot is LFS and peat from what I

ailing Nepenthes

QuestionQUESTION: I acquired a bare root cutting of N.Alata (exotica plants D form)about 6 weeks ago. I potted it in a 6 pot with a mixture of long fiber sphagnum, orchid bark and peat moss which I water with rain w

rhizome rot in Sarracenias

QuestionI have been growing CP for a number of years and have been having problems with rhizome rot on some of my plants. Is there a chemical way of stopping the problem or what is your suggestions. Thanks. AnswerH

Cephalotus/insecticide

QuestionHi, I am very interested in purchasing a cephalotus, but wanted to make sure id have the correct growing conditions first. I would grow it in front of a very sunny sliding glass door. We live in eastern pe

Sarracenia Purpurea help

QuestionI bought my sarracenia purpurea around the beginning of March. I did research and I learned that it was supposed to come out of dormancy around the end of March. I also learned that they will eat

Couple of questions

Question My Bellii Hi First Im wondering if its common for the pitcher of a bellii to be the same size as the leaf? Ive heard that they have some of the smallest pitchers of any nepenthes so it makes me wonder why t

white spots on sarracenia

Questionhi, i am new to vfts i have a scarlet belle, pitcher and in the past few days i have noticed tiny white spots located more towards the center of the plant and on the soil too. the tips of this plant almost

establishing a bog

QuestionI have a number of Sarracenias, fly traps, etc. and I want to establish a bog. Would the plants do OK if I plant them directly into the peat/pearlite mix w/o pots? AnswerHi Bruce, Yes! An in-gr

Terradome and carnivorous plants

QuestionI recently moved from the SF Bay Area to Los Angeles. Ive had a few sundews (not sure what species) that have managed to survive for 3 or 4 years, but my venus fly traps keep dying off. Ive recently b