QUESTION:I received a Nepenthes Velvet from y’all just over a month ago. I noticed the cut stem was brown on the tip, but just figured that it was just part of the cutting. Today I noticed that the …

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QUESTION: I have two pitcher plants a friend just gave me. She felt they weren’t doing well in her care. I know next to nothing about carnivorous plants but, luckily, found your website yesterd …

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QUESTION: Why are the growing tips of my Nepenthes Deroose Alata basel cutting turning brown? I made this cutting in mid-March. It's in peat moss, and I water it with reverse-osmosis water. Is th …

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QUESTION:I got my Nepenthes boschiana x veitchii about a week ago and I have it in a window that gets daylight but no direct sunlight. I bought a 15w white light non-LED and keep it on about 8 hour …

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QUESTION:I am having a major problem with the little black ants in my kitchen. My stepson said that there is a type of carnivorous plant that I could get to control my ant problem. Do you know what …

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QUESTION: I included a few pictures of some Nepenthes that are all growing very well, but not pitchering. The first is a Nepenthes ventrata that is growing next to a Miranda. The Miranda is doing …

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QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes, but I don't know what Nepenthes it actually is. During the wintertime, all pitchers died and the plant was resting. Here in Finland we have very long, dark and cold …

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QUESTION: I am having a pitcher plant emergency. I am worried it will die please help. The plant seems okays still green but the base of the plant looks like it is rotted and black which makes it …

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QUESTION: I've got a Nepenthes aristolochioides x glabrata hybrid which has become etiolated -- weak elongated vine (when compared to pictures on your site) -- and not put out any new pitchers in …

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QUESTION: Hello, I have a repotting question for you. I've had this Nepenthes Fancy Fish for about 6 years. It's happy & I haven't had any problems with it, but this year it's started growin …

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QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes, several tropical sundews, and a couple of Venus flytraps. Wondering if it’s okay to use pure copper drip trays with these plants? (Submitted in February 2023.) …

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QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes Lady Luck (N. ampullaria x ventricosa). I had it for 6 months, using distilled water, in south facing window in Denver, so sun might be more intense since we are at a …

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