Fly traps

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, Im planning to purchase Dente fly traps. How many MATURE plants can I fit in a 6 inch pot. Thanks! -Barclay ANSWER: Hi Barclay, If this is something you want to let grow some, Id say 10

Distilled water

QuestionQUESTION: Hi sarracenia northwest, I grow couple of Venus flytraps and a sarracenia purpurea in peat and are exposed to 8 hours of direct sunlight. I had been growing them for about a year and are healthy. M

VFT flowering/seeds

QuestionI have dozens of VFTs in my collection. I live in SD, and i grow them in an equal part of perlite/peat moss, with a little silica sand mixed in as well. The only seeds that i can get to germinate

water hardness

Questionis total dissolved minerals the same thing as water hardness? I have aquarium test strips that test hardness would those work for testing water? AnswerHi Dillon, Generally speaking it is, but more specific

Flytrap checkup.

Question Venus Flytrap Venus Flytrap Hi my name is Alan. Ive been buying carnivorous plants from your website and I got to say they are absolutely gorgeous compared to the poor plants at the hardware st

DC XL Venus Flytrap

Question Young DC XL Flytrap Young DC XL Flytrap Thank you for the advice and knowledge! Ever since Ive began growing these plants I have heen wondering why they need terrariums and very high humidity l

Curling leaves

QuestionS. Rubra QUESTION: Hello Sarracenia Northwest, I enjoy your web site, and I have all (3) of your DVD抯 There great very informative! I have started growing my

Pitchers falling over

Question Falling PItcher Hi, both my Leucophyllias seem to have pitchers that are falling over for some reason. Theyre both relatively young (one is a small and a medium that I ordered through you guys) is th

Limp Sanguinea

Question Limp Sanguinea Hi, my Nepenthes Sanguinea looks a bit limp and somewhat wilted, and I was wondering if you could shed some light on to potentially why? I grow it in a west facing window (this time o

Cobra plants and cobra lillies

QuestionHello, I was researching the next to find examples of both the Darlingtonias as well as the other cobra plant that has the bad smell to attract flies, and all I could find is an article like this: htt

Nepenthes ? question

Question Nepenthes ? Allexperts, I got this Nepenthes from you guys back in March I think. Its was labeled as Nepenthes ? . I have a question about whether I should repot the plant into a new po

temperate drosera

Questionmy temperate sundews and dewthreads havnt been producing very much nectar lately. we have been having a heat wave lately in Sherwood Oregon, could this be why? I have been growing then in full sun, only usin

Nepenthes Glabrata

Question Glabrata Hi again thanks for answering my previous question of the yellowing leaves. The pant is under a tree with dappled light. I bought this plant from a reputable grower, but I am no longer sure

Sundew Mucus Production

QuestionI had a question about the sticky substance the sundews produce on their leaves and such. I almost always have them under my 4, 4 indoor shop light. They are about a foot away from the light. However, when i

Highland nepenthes tank

QuestionHello! I have a couple of questions, Im planning on making my aquarium into a highland nepenthes tank. Its kind of small, 50x33x27 cm, but I think that its big enough for the moment, since 8 pots fits inside

insecticide

QuestionHello! Lately Ive been seeing fungus gnats in the soil from the pots of my nepenthes. I bought an insecticide whos main ingredients are pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide. I watched your video on insecticides

plant species

Question plant Hi I recieved this plant and do not know the name they told me it was carnivorous but im unsure. Thank you for taking time out of your day to help me. Thankyou AnswerHi John, This looks lik

Drosera adelae leaf problem

QuestionDrosera adelae QUESTION: Hi lately Ive been having a problem with my drosera adelae. When new leaves come out, they look beautiful, are very dewy, and catch many insects in my home. However like a few

Nepenthes Rafflesania x Mirablis Dried up

Question Nepenthes dried up dried up Allexperts, I made a big mistake in the care of this nepenthes. I was unaware that the plant soil had completely dried out. I watered the plant a lot last n

Helianphora Flowering?

Question Helianphora Allexpert, I got this Helianphora in January. Right now the plant is producing a weird pitcher in the form of a flower or a deformed pitcher. If this is a flower will it pro