Big boy

Question Big boy Home Why my big boy has 3 new growing spot but she dont show new pitchers. My cephalotus growing in air conditioner all day every day, temprestures can go to 72-80f at day and N

mimosa pudica

Questionhi, i found a small wild mimosa pudica in the garden (im living in amman, jordan). i tried re-potting it giving it totally different soil from mus to peat soil. and now the plant still look green but have re

Plant dormancy

Question Planter bog garden bog garden planter I have 8 different varieties of venus flytraps and 4 different sarracenia (purpurea, flava, hybrids) that I have been overwintering in the refrigerator cri

U. Longifolia discoloration

QuestionU. Longifolia discolor QUESTION: Hi, my U. Longifolia is turning purplish from the ground up and losing leaves fast. Is sitting in pure sphag on an east window, I use pure water and no fertilizers. I

Pinguicula moctezumae

QuestionBeen growing P. moctezumae for some time now, but it never seems to produce much of a root system. It isnt suffering too much I dont think, but it isnt thriving either. I can pick the rosette up

appropriate lighting

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Jeff, I have 1 nepenthes(poi dog), 4 sundews(capensis var., aliciae multifida), and 1 pinguicula (gina). I grow them with Primo water and I grow them on an east window and

Roridula dentata

QuestionQUESTION: Jeff or Jacob, I have a question regarding the germination of Roridula dentata. I have some seeds that I will sowing soon and my question to you is...do you think a smoke treatment is necessary or

sundew

QuestionIm going on vacation for a week and would like to know how to set up my sundew while Im gone. Its in a pot with a bowl and some water set in a terrarium right now, would that be enough to keep it alive

Potting soil

QuestionHello, I bought a sundew from Home Depot. They named it Octopus plant. Anyway, I repotted it in a mix of 50/50 coconut coir and vermiculite. Is this mix ok? AnswerHi Dylan, Im hoping that when you say oct

Drainage holes or not?

QuestionDear Sarracenia Northwest, I would like to know what a difference a pot without drainage holes makes (in this example regarding temperate Drosera and Sarracenia)? Does the standing water change the oxygen l

bog garden

QuestionCan I grow a bug pitcher plant and a venus fly trap in a 10 inch by 4 inch container with 4 inch high walls with live sphaghnum moss on the bottom and in water. AnswerHi Jacky, Yes and no. It depends

Whats eating my sarracenia plant?

Question Part of unopened sarra My sarracenia Judith Hindle was doing well over the summer, sending out new shoots and getting filled to the brim with insects. It gets full sun and plenty of water and bugs. W

Smoke Seed Packs

QuestionHey Jeff, just a question of curiosity. Have you ever used the seed man smoke packs on Dewy Pines? Im just trying to find a way to get these guys to GO! Thanks. AnswerHi Jason, I never have since Dewy Pine

Nepenthes Truncata Stem Snapped

QuestionStent and Leaf Curl Leaf Damage QUESTION: Hi Sarracenia Northwest, My Truncata Stem was snapped on July 13. I tried to mend it by putting cling wrap around the break and made as solid of a st

Dormancy reqiurements

Question Drosera Noid Hi...i live in southern India...here since we are near to the equator our climate has a very mild winter season....the most drop in temperature being 18 degree Celsius.....so i fear most

Growing Sundews in cold, dark classroom

QuestionClassroom Tank Close-up QUESTION: Hello, I am a sixth-grade teacher in Northern Maine. I have brought a few carnivorous plants into my classroom over the last year, but none have worked out wel

no more pinchers

Question pincher plant dead Hi I live in Southernmost British Columbia with a hardiness zone of 4. I bought my plant from a local grocery store. It came to me爓ith 10 fully grown pinchers and 3 bu

repotting vs deviding

QuestionThis year I recieved three plants ( S. Hank, S. Ladies in Waiting, and S. Leucophylla x Minor) that were purchased from you and are in 4 inch pots. They have doubled if not tripled in size over the sum

Sarracenia Leucophylla Tarnok Color fading

Question vibrant/faded pitchers Hi, I have had one of your Sarracenia Leucophylla Tarnoks since July and it started producing beautiful reddish pink pitchers since September, but their vibrant color quickly f

Scarlet belle???

Question Planter filled with wa Scarlett belle Hello Sarracenia Northwest, About a month ago I bought a pond system for my yard. After talking with the store owner he offered me some plants I saw floa