Cut off phyllodia too?

QuestionHello, Im about to cut off all of my sarracenias leaves for winter. Should their phyllodia be trimmed off too? Or just some of it? Or none of it? Thanks for your time. Have a very merry CHRISTmas! ~Eliz

Coffee treatment

QuestionHi there! Have you ever tried to fertilize your nepenthes? Ive heard that its safe but Im not sure how do it. I was wondering if you can explain to me how to fertilize a nepenthes with coffee. I wanted to tr

frozen sarracenias

QuestionHi, Im Geerard an living in Belgium. Its n ow about a year i started growing Cps and Im totaly hooked. I keep my sarracenias(flava, leucophylla, oreophylla, purpurea and some hybrids) outdoors in a big bas

plant wont go dormant

Question flytraps Hello, I have a problem in as much as my flytraps wont go dormant. They are in an unheated greenhouse, with doors & windows open, and the outside temp. is close to, or a little below freezin

Baby flytrap dormancy

QuestionI have some 1 yr old VFTs i sowed last year. They are about the diameter of a nickel right now. Are there any special requirements i need to know to put the little ones outside? I put an adult flytrap throug

Heliamphora photoperiod

QuestionHey sorry for asking so many seperate questions and notasking them at the same time. So since I hav my heli in the same tank as my other terrarium plants(2highland Neps,2chepalotus,D.alicea,D.capenses,and 2m

Terrarium help please?

QuestionQUESTION: I want to start a Carnivorous Plant terrarium. Which plants should i start with? Can i put a waterfall in the terrarium, or would that effect the plants? What should i feed each plant? Where should

venus fly trap flower

Questionhi there. i am confused because some books say that when a venus fly trap produces a flower you should cut it off but other people dont cut the flower st

follow-up question

QuestionHi there again. The medium I am using is coco peat(70%) and perlite (30%), water source is tap but goes through a filtering system. No fertilizers given to the pitcher plants. They are situated u

cobra lilly

Questionhey mate how are you iv recently recived some cobra lilly seeds and i was wondering whats the best way to germinate these i live in australia on mid north coast its summer here now should i wait till winter

Best repot time

QuestionHet guys, Is it ok to repot north American plants in say January or is it better closer to spring? Thanks, Jason. AnswerHi Jason, In your area I would say early February would be a good time. I find

What can I grow?

QuestionTank QUESTION: Hello, Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I just started my tank for my CPs My set up is as follows; 4 T5 65000k bulbs, 55 gallon tank, I have the lights raised about

What is this Drosera?

QuestionFork Leaf Drosera QUESTION: Hey guys, Jason here. I got this fork leaf Sundew from a guy here and I wanted to know what fork leaf variety it is. As you can see by the picture the older growth is all r

Nepenthes Distilleria

QuestionGrowing container Nepenthes Distillatori QUESTION: Allexperts, I got this Nepenthes Distilleria from you a while back. I repot this plant in july. I soaked the plant in &nbs

Limp N. sanguinea

QuestionI recieved this nepenthes bare root with a root ball the size of a shooter marble. it has leaves that are 4in long at the bottom, and puny 1 inch leaves at the growing tip. No pitchers, just dried up tendril

Heating mat question

Question heating mat Allexperts, Hey is this heating mat okay for my terriarium? It is used mostly for reptiles and spiders. I have put an photo attached to this email. Thank you , for your help. &nb

Artificial light

QuestionWhat is the SPECIFIC color spectrum you use for artificial light? AnswerHi Richard, With fluorescent lights we use 6500K (Daylight) in CFLs and 4100K (Cool-White) in standard T-12 fluorescent tubes.

Venus flytrap froze

QuestionHi I live in Pennsylvania. For my VFTs dormancy,i just left them outside. They have been looking pretty good except today,when i uncovered them the new groth that is coming up looks a little weird. Like the

Repotting my Heliamphora

QuestionHello, I was getting ready to re-pot my Heliamphora when I noticed that it looks like it has a decent growth spurt going on. Should I wait until the growth spurt slows down, or is it ok to re-pot it

Insect Problem

QuestionHeliamphora QUESTION: There seems to be these leaf cutting insects that like to eat the pitchers on my Heliamphora. Ive sprayed with Ortho once a week, and it doesnt seem to kill them. Sho