June 28, 2023
QUESTION:
My male dog has started peeIng on my carnivorous plants. Will it kill them?
(Submitted in June 2020.)
RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS:
Yes. Urine has nitrogen and minerals that wil
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June 28, 2023
Q/A #119 - Large Nepenthes Stopped Producing Pitchers
QUESTION:
I am in Chinatown NYC with a large bank of eastern facing windows and many mirrors. I have had a Nepenthes for the past 5 years! I think it's N. maxima or maybe a hybrid.
It has a
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June 27, 2023
Q/A #118 - Is Chlorine Toxic to Carnivorous Plants?
QUESTION:
I would just like to know with chlorine and chloramines are toxic to plants, I have a reverse-osmosis and deionizer system that removes all impurities except for those two.
(Submitted
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June 27, 2023
Q/A #117 - Pinguicula laueana Didn't Like the Hot Window
QUESTION:
Six or seven months ago, I bought 3 different butterworts from you: Pinguicula laueana, Aphrodite, and P. gigantea x laueana. The Aphrodite, and gigantea x laueana are doing great. But
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June 23, 2023
Q/A #116 - Novelty Planters
QUESTION:
I’m looking to grow a Venus fly trap. I have bought two different planters. I’m curious if I can use distilled water and grow traps in either of these. Would you recommend using one of t
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June 23, 2023
Q/A #115 - Thrips on Sarracenia
QUESTION:
This is a Sarracenia Extreme Green I got from you a little over a month ago. I don’t think this is your fault. Just an example. I have quite a few other Sarracenia in my collection that
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June 22, 2023
Q/A #114 - Terracotta Pot for Nepenthes?
QUESTION:
I have a Nepenthes pitcher plant given to me as a gift. I am wanting to replant but looking for a economical solution. I was looking at terra-cotta. Would you advise this? I also coul
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June 22, 2023
Q/A #113 - Sarracenia Didn't Survive Winter in Nebraska
QUESTION:
Last year I had to buy all new plants because my plants from the previous year died over winter. Did they die again? Do any of them appear to be alive?
I'm in Nebraska. We had a slo
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June 21, 2023
Q/A #112 - Unknown plant with Sarracenia
QUESTION:
I so much enjoyed your Open House last year and am disappointed that it’s not possible to attend again this year. The plants I bought last year (Sarracenia Judith Hindle, Sarracenia App
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June 21, 2023
Q/A #111 - Sarracenia with Curvy Pitchers
QUESTION:
I have a bad history of killing things (except my husband) and I'm loving keeping the two Sarracenia I got from you alive! The White Sparkler I recently received last month is farth
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June 19, 2023
Q/A #110 - Sarracenia Not Growing Well in a Terrarium
QUESTION:
I purchased a Sarracenia purpurea (from a different nursery) at the beginning of winter and it grew some new pitchers, then it started growing these long ones with no opening. I hav
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June 16, 2023
Q/A #109 - Nepenthes with Misshapen Leaves
QUESTION:
I received my Nepenthes Deroose Alata six months ago. It was very healthy and had pitchers on it. It did very well till a few weeks ago. The growth slowed way down and the new leaves, th
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