Q/A #138 - Venus Flytraps in San Diego

July 30, 2023

Q/A #138 - Venus Flytraps in San Diego

QUESTION: I live in San Diego (USDA zone 10) and growing some Venus Flytraps. If my plants are in a greenhouse, is it still considered “Full Sun” (based on your pdf)? I also winterized my previous …

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Q/A #135 - My Sundew Has No Tentacles

July 27, 2023

Q/A #135 - My Sundew Has No Tentacles

QUESTION: Why is the Drosera capensis not fully developing it's tentacles? The plant starts to grow it's leaves then start to wilt away. I suspect low humidity might be the cause, but I wanted to …

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Q/A #131 - Nepenthes Seems to Be Dying

July 23, 2023

Q/A #131 - Nepenthes Seems to Be Dying

QUESTION: I’ve had this Nepenthes Gaya for just a few months. I repotted it into a mix of peat moss and perlite, equal parts. It was doing really well until about a week ago. It seems to be dying …

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Q/A #129 - New Traps Are Turning Black

July 21, 2023

Q/A #129 - New Traps Are Turning Black

QUESTION: I wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the purchase and reading the information that you had about taking care of the plants was helpful; however, I stumbled across an issue. I've put …

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Q/A #128 - Cape Sundew Needs More Light

July 20, 2023

Q/A #128 - Cape Sundew Needs More Light

QUESTION: I bought a Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) from you a month or so ago. It’s doing very well now! Currently I have one growing right on top of another. I was tempted to separate them to gi …

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Q/A #125 - Damage on Sarracenia

July 17, 2023

Q/A #125 - Damage on Sarracenia

QUESTION: My Sarracenia Godzuki is not looking healthy. He has developed brown spots and has a large hole in one of his pitchers. I transplanted about four weeks ago; I used sphagnum peat moss a …

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Q/A #111 - Sarracenia with Curvy Pitchers

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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Q/A #109 - Nepenthes with Misshapen Leaves

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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