yellow spots on leaves

Question yellow spots on leaves I was wondering if these yellow spots are indicator of a problem with my pitcher plant? I dont have much info on the care of the plant before i got it. Could it be poor waterin

Lots of leaves

QuestionHi, My Nepenthe Miranda looks pretty healthy , it puts out many leaves but no pitchers. I sends out pitcher like shoots but I it has never produced a pitcher! I have replanted in sphagnum mixture as ex

is it algae or moss reviving?

Question green algae or green m green algae or live mo i noticed my brown moss started getting green in all my pots of cps, is it algae growth or moss is reviving? if it is a algae growth will it harm m

Repotting frequency

QuestionHi Jeff, I wish you a happy new year! Lastly you mentioned that Flytraps benefit the most from annual repotting. I am going to repot most of my plants this month, while they are all still full dormant, i

Black spots on jamban

QuestionBlack spots QUESTION: Sorry I forgot to attach picture on the first try. I moved my plants from my greenhouse into my unheated garage during the past freeze because I and it looked fine, this is

Repotting of temperates CP

QuestionHi Jeff, I just want to be updated about YOUR best potting mix for temperate carnivorous plants. Flytrap, Sarracenia and Drosera to be precise. Flytraps: 2 Parts Peat, 1 Part Sand Sarracenia: 4 Parts Peat

Pitcher plant turning yellow? (I fixed the information)

Question The top of my plant Ive had this pitcher plant for almost a year. Ive repotted it once so far (probably in the middle of the summer) when it completely outgrew its original pot, and it was doing grea

Nepenthes boschiana gunung sakumpang sulking

QuestionNepenthes boschiana gu Nepenthes QUESTION: I got this plant in September and it was not looking as good as I would have wished. I put it in the window with my other Nepenthes (see pic) in a cor

Trimming of dead leaves

QuestionDear Jeff, in your latest YouTube video I noticed that you guys left all the dead pitchers of your Sarracenias... Won磘 you trim them off? We have now freezing temperatures in Germany, soil and water are fr

Oreophila or Flava

QuestionSo I know you guys dont identify plants anymore which is fine. My question is about flava phyllodia vs. oreophila phyllodia. Are there lots of variations in phyllodia throughout the flava forms? Arent they s

Nepenthes lid shrivelling up

QuestionHi guys, from Canada again. I have two species of Nepenthes and their both doing quite well. I have 3 pitchers on said plant and the largest pitchers lid just shriveled up in a matter of 3 days. The pi

Further to nepenthis lid shrivelling

Question Nepenthis lid Thanks Jeff. I have moved locations of the plant, but Im curious as to why (although happy its only the lid of one pitcher)only the lid has dried up, not the entire pitcher?. My concer

Past order

QuestionDear sirs, About one year ago I bought a small nepenthes truncata from your store. It has since been growing well and has a total diameter of approximately five inches. I have

Do i have to have cold nights and how many hours of sun

QuestionWhich plant should i get i like house growing plants and a fast one that grows which will probably be the nepenthes miranda so my questions are: 1. how many hours of direct sun light do i need i know its abo

Watering with 200ppm...

QuestionHi Jeff, I have a very serious concern... I usually filter my own water with a RO unit, which works fine. However, next year I磍l be living in Taiwan for 12 months, my sister will probably get in the flat i

Drosophyllum Flowering - Question

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jeff! I know we have had the light topic of my Drosophyllum last month, indoor, even on south side it does not do so well, therefore branching is not so abundant, the plant looks quite naked.

alternate food for carnivorous plants

QuestionHi, Im Karen. I have some sundews(Spatulata)and nepenthes.What other than insects can you feed them since they are not dormant in the winter. Ive heard of different things you can feed them, but I would trul

Soil requirements for mixed pots

QuestionHi Jeff, as mentioned previously, I磍l repot my plants within the next two weeks, I think the right time has come. However, as far as I know flytraps for example like a soil that is a bit more sandy than p

pitchers browning before mature

Question Nepenthes x "Miranda" My Nepenthes x Miranda plant is actively growing, but I noticed this morning the new pitchers / leaves are browning right off the bat, before reaching full stature. &n

General questions / Plantes growing

QuestionDear Jeff, yesterday I repotted all my outdoor balcony plants (took me 8h...)and something came up my mind. 1.) I often see that some people are putting a tube in their plants down to the bottom to water