sarracenia browning

QuestionHi! I have a sarracenia leucophylla that put up 6 beatiful fall pithers for the season. I remember in your november podcast that you guys said the leucophylla pitchers hold on well into the winter. Well, 2 o

roots of Nepenthes

QuestionI had a question regarding roots of Nepenthes. I know that some highland species of Nepenthes grow as a scrambling vine. As the plant gets older and looses its foliage, what is left behind is an elongated br

Growing zone 8 plants in zone 9

QuestionCan I grow zone 8 plants, like Venus Fly Traps, in Zone 9? Are there any special things I can do to grow zone 8 plants within zone 9 region? Thanks. AnswerHi Justin, Not really. Basic care for

Problem with Cape Sundews

Question Plants I purchase My Cape Sundews from Home Depot about 7 weeks ago. Develop When I received them, they were not producing dew and some of the leaves tips had begun to brown but they did

D filiformis from seed

QuestionHi, I wrote to you a while ago regarding whether I should let my Sarracenia, Darlingtonia and Dionaea go dormant during the first few years when grown from seed. You said that its OK to give them partial su

Winterizing Sarracenia in Denver with wide swings in temperature

QuestionThis is my first year growing Sarracenia in the Denver area. They are in planters I can lift but are heavy. We usually have wide swings in temperature here. It can be 70?one day and 28?the next. Garages, she

Purchasing Your Temperate Plants in the Winter

QuestionWhile Im interested in taking advantage of your Black Friday sales offers for U.S. temperate plants (Im in Zone 7), Im concerned about what to do with them when they arrive. Would I repot them before puttin

Are terrariums bad for carnivorous plants?

QuestionMy 9-year old son is eager for some carnivorous plants this holiday season. I see on the carnivorous plant sites statements such as no need for terrariums! But what if I want to use a terra

Mirabilis x Raffansiana

Question Mirabilis x raffansian Allexperts, I have a question about whether putting the plant in a fish bowl then putting a light over top that setup would be an better for the pant? Will the plant ada

Follow up question Problem with Cape Sundews

Question My Terrarium Hello Jeff; Sorry I was not as clear as I could have been ?Yes, the tank I will be using for my terrarium was originally a marine aquarium. I have not yet converted it. &nbs

Should I read this plant its lasts rights!

Question here the photo Allexperts, The plant in the picture is a the Drosera Multi extrema that was recently was infected by a fungus. I did the the last application on the plant today I will continu

fungicide ingredient

QuestionHello my name is Shane and i been using 7 oz with 2 caps of hydrogen peroxide for my fungicide. i just want to know that if this is safe to use. i didnt had any problems with it so far. i been using this ing

Dormant

QuestionI live in New York.The weather is a little warmer than it usually is at this time of the year.I have my Pitcher plants and Venus flytraps on my patio some of the leaves look like they are dead should I cut t

D. filiformis - Red Leaf Dewthread need stratification

QuestionAllexperts, One of my D. filiformis - Red Leaf Dewthread has sent up flowers. I harvested the seeds. Then nothing came up or germinated. I am wondering if the seeds need some germina

BUGS??

QuestionLet me first start off by saying Thanks for clearing up my confusion on my Bacillus mosquito dunks.. Today I noticed small green bugs on the flower stalk of my D.spatulata Fraser Island and was wondering if

nepenthes: no pitchers

QuestionHello, Ive been growing Nepenthes for a couple of years both in a greenhouse & indoors in the Uk. What I cannot get is any pitchers. The ends of the leaves produce little spikes which turn brown without prod

What happened to my Drosera multi fida extreama

QuestionDrosera multi fida QUESTION: Allexperts, I emailed my last question asking if the D. Multifida extreama was gone. I look at the plant today and there were very little red or green at the crown

Will roots of a Drosera Multi fida extreama

QuestionAllexperts, Will the roots of D. Multi Extreama ,Germinate in just distilled water? Will it germinate[D. Multi] if I put the roots under some CFl light? Any tips to quicken the germination pro

fertilizing neps

QuestionHello I have a short question about fertilizing for nepenthes. Currently I am using a 20 - 10 - 20 of growmore orchid fertilizer on my plants. I use it by watering my plants soil with it, but I was wonderin

cape sundew flowers

QuestionI have a cape sundew that I purchased early this last summer. Toward the end of the summer, early fall, it sent up several flower spikes but none of the flowers opened. The buds grew till they lo