Identifying

Question Pin1 Pin2 Hi! Can you identify my pinguicula? Thank you. AnswerIdeally, the method to identify a Pinguicula is to compare the flower and leaves to known species. The plant is currently

bog garden in SD

QuestionQUESTION: I am setting up a bog garden, or a huge planter in my backyard, and i live in SD. What would u recommend i plant in it? Id love some VFTs and trumpets that dont get super tall, because the wind alw

humic acid and sundews

QuestionIm having this ongoing issue with my Alice sundews and Spoonleaf sundews that involves the buildup of the brownish substance on the new leafs of the plants which causes them to become deformed, this substanc

Heliamphora Minor Mystery Spots

Question Yuck I recently purchased a new tank to keep my Heliamphora Minor in. It had appeared to be thriving in the old setup but I needed more room, and thought that this new Exo-Terra terrarium would

Weird coloration

Question Blotchy red. Pitchers Hi I am replying to give more info about my sarracenia flavas growing conditions. I live in redding Connecticut, and I keep the North American carnivorous plants outside all da

Nitrogen

QuestionMy Sphagnum moss has .4 percent nitrogen in it, along with my perlite. It is the miracle grow brand. I was wondering if it was safe to use on my Nepenthes Truncata. AnswerHello Ryan, Nitrogen laced product

Flytraps

Question Flytrap I live in redding connecticut. I grow my Flytraps outdoors, but to shield from frost I am taking them inside every night until around may. They are growing in a ceramic pot on my porch where

Venus flytraps traps not forming

Question Flytrap I live in redding connecticut. I grow my Flytraps outdoors, but to shield from frost I am taking them inside every night until around may. They are growing in a ceramic pot on my porch where

Octopus plant and Venus fly trap

Question Venus fly trap There two growing Whats this that is growing and what do I do with this AnswerIm assuming youre referring to the growth coming up in the middle of the plants. Those are

outdoor butterworts

Questioni was wonder ong how to keep my pengincula grandiflora shaded in full sun, it is growing with my other carnivorous plants in full sun and the leaves are starting to fold/curl. AnswerYou can simply shelter y

N. Maxima

QuestionHey guys:) I just got my N. maxima wavy leaf this afternoon along with a burkei x singlana and a petiolata. I put all 3 of them with my other nepenthes i have ordered from you in the past and the N. maxima s

vft flower producing traps

QuestionI have had my vft for about six months. i dont know what type specifically because i bought it at a local supermarket. it sits in a west window, and i water it with distilled water. i feed it tiny bits of ch

what type of nepenthes is this and if a nep miranda is a lowlander or highlander

QuestionI have 2 nepenthes one is a huge Miranda one and I was wondering if it was a lowlander or highlander. I also have another nep and its small with wavy leaves and green and reddish brown pitchers and I was won

Red Shade Cloth?

Question Red Shade Cloth A VFT grower on the east coast uses red shade cloth to cover his growing rooms. He reports that this results in vigorous growth and good coloration. Do you know anything about this? T

How Long Can Sarracenia be Submerged in Water?

QuestionI know that its recommended that Sarracenia should only have water no higher than the mid-point of the pot, but Im going to be going on vacation and I want to make sure they dont dry out. How long would Sarr

Nepenthese

Question See it Why is the part of the nepenthese where its forming black in the upper right corner AnswerThats a new shoot developing from the main stem. New shoots tend to be a bit more sensitive to

Pests!

Question A bug infested leaf The infested plant Hi, the problem is a drosera capensis red that I recently got. The leaves it has recently produced have twisted and warped before they unfolded. I thought

Too much sun, Are there two plants in my pot?

Question The dried sphagnum is Taking in some sun Hello, Im new at growing plants. This is my first time EVER growing a Nepenthes. The Nepenthes that I own (A week now)is N. Alata. I bought it fr

Water filtering for VFTs and Sarracenia

QuestionI water my VFTs and Sarracenia via the water standing in shallow dishes. Unfortunately, now that the weather is getting hotter, I need to fill the dishes on an almost daily basis. That means going through a

Heliamphora Question

QuestionHey guys. I understand that you sell the heliamphora hybrid heterodoxa x minor on your site. Your site info says that they require 45-60 degree nights. Both parents of this hybrid have been known to grow in