Grower's Q&A - Page 16 - Sarracenia Northwest

Water Quality

Q/A #32 - Slimy Water Tray

QUESTIONS: I purchased a few plants from you a while Back. I have them sitting in a plate of water that I keep refilling. I use distilled water now. I was stupidly using tap water (and things seemed fine) but over the winter they seemed sad, so I switched to distilled water. Hoping the damage isn’t permanent

Germinating Seeds

Q/A #31 - Moldy Seeds Won't Germinate.

QUESTION: Hi, I'm trying to germinate various plants from seed. Pinguicula poldinii, Drosera filiformis, Utricularia volubilis, & Sarracenia purpurea. I believe these all need cold stratification. I left them all in my refrigerator in moist peat moss with perlite for approximately 6 weeks. Some white m

Drosera

Q/A #30 - Aphids on Drosera capensis

QUESTION: I did have a lot of Drosera capensis, but the aphids have been killing them. I have tried rubbing alcohol mix and also the neem oil mix, but it seems they keep coming back. Any other suggestions? (Submitted in February 2019.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS:Try using a product that has py

Tropical Sundew

Q/A #29 - Drosera regia Is Wilting

QUESTION: I purchased a Drosera regia from you last spring and it has done very well up till last week. It suddenly started wilting and drooping, although the middle new growth still seems slightly ok. It has been steadily watered but not waterlogged, in bright garden window. Do they normal die back in W

Multifida

Q/A #28 - Drosera multifida Losing Its Leaves

QUESTION: I received my Drosera multifida in good condition about a month ago. It’s still in the original pot. I'm in Southern California, and the temperature had dipped to about 40°F at night for a time. That is probably the biggest challenge this plant has been exposed to. No frost here. The D. spatula and

Pinguicula

Q/A #27 - Carnivorous Plants for Fruit Flies?

QUESTION: What kind of plant would you recommend for fruit flies indoors? Yes, it's winter and we have fruit flies. The flies don't get caught by my sundews. (Submitted in January 2021.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: We don't advocate using carnivorous plants because a lot of growers mistaken insect

Nepenthes

Q/A #26 - Nepenthes with Fungus or Cold Damage?

QUESTION: Recently some of my Nepenthes that I grow indoors, particularly my Nepenthes ventricosa, have developed rust spots and other sorts of fungal infections in the leaves. I was wondering if these rust spots and the other funguses effect my plants health and if the funguses will spread to my other

Sarracenia

Q/A #25 - Sarracenia with No Pitchers

QUESTION: I was wondering if you could tell me what kind of pitcher plant this is. Also it has just been leaves, no pitchers for a year now.....what's wrong with it?? (Submitted in January 2019.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: This plant is some type of Sarracenia, a North American Pitcher Plant. They

Spatulata

Q/A #24 - Drosera spatulata with Stunted Growth

QUESTION: I recently purchased a Drosera spatulata from you guys, but I have been having problems with a different one I purchased from a vendor at the Beaverton Farmer's Market in November. When I bought it, it had good dew and was catching fruit flies successfully. Within a few weeks it had lost almost a

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