Problem with Rot (Outdoor Plants)

Question Rotted Colorado Giant Over the past three winters, I have had a problem with losing plants to some kind of rot. The winter before last, I lost several Venus Flytraps. Last winter, I lost almost all

Seed germination?

QuestionHello! Recently I received a large number of Sarracenia seeds (and a few sundew and Venus flytrap seeds as well). I am stratifying them now and next week will be their fourth week in the fridge. I do not ha

Pyrethrin Spray

QuestionQUESTION: Hey Guys, I have a question about Pyrethrin Spray. I have a product by Fox Farm called Dont Bug Me. I put some on the crowns of my Cape Sundews and it burned many of the new forming leaves and even

Little White Bugs on my Nepenthes

QuestionHello. I have a problem with my Nepenthes (Sanguinea?) and there are all these little white bugs on it. I try and scratch them off with a toothpick and feed them to my sundews or butterworts by sticking them

Brown patches on nepenthes

Question N. ampullaria Brunei R I have a N. ampullaria Brunei Red x Harlequin that is growing under two 6400k CFL bulbs. The temperature ranges from 70-80 degrees F with the humidity between 60-70%. The potti

Breaking dormancy

QuestionHello, I put my sarracenia alata and 2 flytraps in my south facing window for them to break out of dormancy early, approximately how long will it take them to break dormancy. I got them from you guys b

repot

QuestionHi! I was just wondering if now would be a good time to clip off my flytraps and sarracenias old (last seasons) leaves? Also would now be a good time to repot and divide before they wake up from dormancy? I

Dorment plants

QuestionHi guys, I have plants coming form CA. I just realize that The plants are out of dormancy. I am in IL and my plants are just starting to come out of dormancy. What should I do, grow them outside ? Thanks,J

flytrap seedlings

QuestionHey my man Steve, whats crackin?! I had a question pertaining to venus flytrap seedlings. Once the flytraps have germinated and they are actively growing, would you recommend letting grow for a couple of se

sticky rim of pitcher plant

QuestionI recently got a sarracenia purpurea from a friend. It is producing new pitchers, but the rim of the opening has a very sticky liquid. I thought the liquid was supposed to be slippery so the bug would fall i

Nepenthes insect problem

Questioninsect ? QUESTION: Hi Jeff and Jacob I just noticed what appears to be an insect problem on my Nepenthes belli X truncata. There are many little white grains on the plant, in particular at the node

Primrose butterwort what is it doing?

Question Prim rose Allexpert, This Primrose butterwort that I got from you guys two years ago. Seems to be sending up more and more flowers. Is the plant dying? Is just keep sending up flo

Dormancy in Florida for Sarracenia

QuestionHello, I currently have two nepenthes that I bought last spring at Lowes I just let them out in my backyard under the trees & they do just fine! Ive been reading a lot on Sarracenia & Sundews species & woul

Venus fly trap.

QuestionI Got a venus fly trap from lowes the other day. i took the plant out of the death cube and into some fresh peat moss perlite soil mixture. im going to make it an outdoor plant like my others. iv have had it

large flesh eating plant at Merritt Island NWR

QuestionCan you please identify the incredible carnivorous plant I discovered at Merritt Island NWR in Florida? The traps are as long as my finger, about 3 inches. The viney plant completely covers a shrub thats abo

repoting smelly soil

Questionso i noticed the soil on my nepenthes plant is starting to smell a bit foul. id like to repot it, but i have no orchid bark or perlite left in storage to mix along with my peat moss. will i be able to just u

Cold Frames and dormancy

QuestionHello Guys, I just brought my carnivorous plants out of their dormancy hiding and it looks like they will survive for another growing season! I live in Mass and I know I have a whole summer ahead of me but I

Does sun burn mean death for Nepenthes

QuestionHello i have some new Nepenthes sibuyanensis x spectabilis , Nepenthes mirabilis x kuchingensis & Nepenthes rafflesiana x sibuyanensis for nearly a month Chicago has had unusual upper 70s lower 80s

Aldrovanda

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Guys, Can I use this to control algae in my 20 gallon Aldrovanda tub ? Or do you have some recommendations ? Thanks, Jake http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10884130 AN

pitcher plants

QuestionQUESTION: The species I have is the n.ventricosa x truncata,n.ventricosa x aristolochiodes,n.ventricosa x boschiana so my question is I have a little bug problem.can you tell me what type of insectside can I