leaf problems with Venus flytrap

QuestionI have two 6 pots of Venus flytraps in an aquarium with water in the bottom. The plants in one pot are doing just fine, but the plants in the other pot are not doing well. The plants in the bad p

Venus flyt trap burn

QuestionQUESTION: I got a typical venus fly trap in a death cube in very good shape. I seperated and repotted into a bigger pot. I give it six hours of direct sunligth and the rest is shade, and distilled water. Its

Growing issues with N. Rafflesiana and N. Mira

QuestionNepenthes Mira Nepenthes Rafflesiana QUESTION: Hi, I have a question regarding the growth of my Nepenthes Rafflesiana giant and my Nepenthes mira. I grow both in a east facing window which the

ultra-highland Nepenthes

QuestionJeff, I have a question regarding ultra-highland Nepenthes...for example, N. rajah, N. aristolochioides, N. villosa, N. edwardsiana, and N. macrophylla. Do these Nepenthes have special growing requirements

Carnivorous plant soil

QuestionI recently read that a soil mixture of 1:1 long fiber sphagnum moss to peat moss is a mixture that can cause your plant to rot, but Ive used this for my venus flytrap for almost a month with it staying healt

Question.

QuestionHey guys, from what I can see from pictures of your nursery. Do you keep your outdoor plants in kid pools and if so what is the black cover that is over them? Do you also use any chemicals to keep the water

Sunlight needs for Nepenthes distillatoria

QuestionHi! :D I recently bought N.distillatoria and was wondering if N. distillatoria needs direct sunlight? If it would help, I live in a tropical country :) Thanks in advance! AnswerHi Catz Sy, Like m

Reverse osmosis systems

QuestionYou have started me on a new hobby. I want to do the best I can. On a smaller scale of plant growing than yours, is there a reverse osmosis system for outdoors scaled down for a home owner? Buying distilled

Sickly Sundew

QuestionIm sorry about asking so many questions, but hopefully this is the last one. My drosera adelae does not seem to be doing real well. Most of the leaves are dead, but the new ones have not seemed to unroll muc

brand new cape sundew withering

QuestionQUESTION: I just received yesterday in the mail a cape sundew. it looked pretty good as far as i could tell with 1-2 dead leaves, that i had removed. In shipping it was wrapped in a moist paper towel. The ro

Heliamphora and green tea

QuestionHey guys, I was reading some of your past answers about sun picture care. You suggested using green tea. My question is what kind or brand? Also after I water the plant with that should I or should I not use

Rare and endangered Species

QuestionHi! I am a new grower in southern california. I have a greenhouse tent set up with a few CPs growing. I have spends about $2000 on plants and looking to spend another $2000 for hard to find rare species of

Propagating Cape Sundews

Question Potting Dear Chris, I am trying to propagate cape sundew or drosera capensis from seed. The growing media is mosser lee long fiber peat moss that has been rinsed. I am growing the plants in 1 1/2 to

Should I be growing my sundews outside? Window issues.

QuestionHello. So I recently got back into raising carnivorous plants. I had some flytraps in my youth, but lately I have focused more on cacti and edible. But I bought two droseras(spatulata and multifida extreme)

King Sundew in distress

Question King sundew Allexperts, This King sundew is in distress. I repotted the plant about 3 weeks ago. I took a root cutting from the plant. I repotted the plant in the standard carnivorous plant m

Magic Window.

QuestionOkay... i was searching around on terraforms the other day looking at pictures and admiring peoples collections. When i came across a picture of the so called magic window. It is a couple pics of a window wi

Help with Cape Sundew and VFT

QuestionI recently got in the mail a cape sundew and Venus flytrap. I live in a 3rd story apartment and have 2 balconies(no sunny windows) 1 balcony gets absolutely no sun the entire day, and the other balcony gets

temperature for highland nepenthes

QuestionI have a little shade greenhouse that I would like to use for highland nepenthes. In summer the temperatures go up to 96-100 degrees F. Is there any type of or somthing to cool down the greenhoues without lo

pinguicula Aphrodite problem

Question Pinguicula Aphrodite Allexperts, I got this Pinguicula Aphrodite a few years ago. The Pinguicula Aphrodite like it about to die out various leaves have begun to die at an alarming rate.

Cape Sundew black tips pic

Question cape sundew leaves Send me a photo of your Cape Sundew. I need a baseline to figure out what condition your plant is in to get a better idea of how to proceed. Just because of experience,