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Question about N. macfarlanei

QuestionHello, I have been looking through your selection of Nepenthes trying to decide what one would be a good starter plant, boy thats a hard choose when you want to have one of each! ;) But because I am new t

decapitation

QuestionHey I was thinking of decapitating my cape sundew because 1)I want a clump and 2)It is considerably smaller after a short flowering during winter. How long would it be before it recovers? It makes me nervous

Carnivorous Plant

QuestionQUESTION: Do you know what the best carnivorous plant would be to grow in Southern California(Orange County)? ANSWER: Hi Ryan, Im going to give you some general recommendations since there is no one

Nepenthes in general

QuestionHi there, I bought a N. truncata highland sometime last year. It had 2 little pitchers when it first arrived. After a while the pitchers disappeared, and now no pitchers are growing. We mi

carnivorous plant greenhouse

Question My question is about building a carnivorous plant greenhouse. The thing that I would like to know is, what is the best type of polycarbonate panels to use on a greenhouse, because I live out in Tucson AZ,

Water Purity

QuestionQUESTION: Hi I am a somewhat experienced grower I maintain... Umm I am not sure like 50 species or so,My mom thinks I am overworried and narotic about water purity. Our well water has lots of minerals I test

dividing sarracenia rhizomes

QuestionMy S. Oreophila Sand Mountain rhizomes need dividing this year. Is it Ok to do it now or should I wait a little longer? Clare Sheffield Yorkshire UK AnswerHi Clare, Wait until around the end of next month

Sowing seeds

QuestionHey just wanted to know when a good time to sow seeds is in northern indiana. I want to stratify them outdoors as opposed to in the fridge. I have heard 6 weeks before the first day of spring is

Sundew doesnt look so well...

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Drosera intermedia (spoonleaf) thats rather small and starting off. I got that and a VFT at the same time from a nursery in my state. VFT is doing great but some of the sundews

N. bicalcarata

QuestionI noticed on your site that you describe N. bicalcarata as an ultra lowland plant. I will attempting to grow this plant in South Central Mississippi. Can I grow this one in the house on a windowsill? Would y

Nepenthes maxima

QuestionQUESTION: Hey Jeff and Jacob, Ive had my nep maxima for over 2 years now, and about 6 months ago, it had a growth explosion and grew a good 18 inches with minimal leaves (one leaf about every 4-5 inches) an

Drosera adelae replanting

QuestionHi, I read that the soil for all carnivorous plants needs to be replaced once every year. I have many drosera adelae multiplying and growing in one large pot. Since you guys specialize in cultiva

My N. Truncata seems to be turning yellow

QuestionHello, My N. Truncata Order Number: 1076296 that I just received on 1/29 looks like it is starting to turn yellow. And was wondering if this could be stress related from shipping? My plant had a nice deep g

pygmy drosera gemmae

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I am thinking about buying a number of pygmy sundew gemmae online, and I am concerned that they will not be able to stand the shipping process. I live in Hawaii, which adds a number of days

Is a carnivorous plant right for me? If so, which?

QuestionHello! A botanist I spoke to a while ago mentioned in passing that a carnivorous plant could be a solution to gnat infestations that occasionally happen in our house (e.g., around temporary compost con

Starting a garden

QuestionI am located in Zone 7, right on the border of Zone 6 in West Virginia. We have two areas in our yard, near a small creek, which are typically wet (as in you can splash water walking through the area)

Killer flower stalk

QuestionWhen i checked out my flower stalk in my cape sundew i Found that is weird. Im pretty sure that tentacles with dew on them is unusual on the flower stalk since it would be a bad idea to eat your pollinators.

nepenthes with no pots

QuestionHello i have three nepenthes sarencia. One is very small but continually producing pots. The other two are very large, one has no pots at all, the other has three large pots turning brown but with no s

Nepenthes... lowland, intermediate or highland?

QuestionI just want to know which is the altitudinal margin for a nepenthes to be on the intemediate clasification... I have found some people that say is over 500 to 1300 m, it this correct? AnswerHi Fernan

Nepenthes Juice Production

QuestionHow is the digestive juice found in nepenthes pitchers formed? I noticed today that one of the formerly emptied pitchers had about half an inch of liquid in it, but I could not get a good look at it due to t

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