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

Acclimation

Q/A #37 - Nepenthes Needs Time to Acclimate

QUESTION: I have a nepenthes that was shipped from CA to Denver, CO where I'm located. When I received it, the plant had numerous, healthy and beautiful pitchers but also many brown spots on the leaves. I researched the cause of that and it seemed to be normal aging, so I assumed it would resolve once the pla

Capensis

Q/A #36 - No Dew on Tropical Sundews

QUESTION: I was wondering if you guys can help me figure out what I going on with my sundews. Their tentacles seem to dry up, fall down, then the leaf goes either brown (Drosera spatulata), black (D. nidiformis), or red/brown (D. prolifera). I also have D. capensis. They all share the same soil. I’ve been rai

Tropical Sundew

Q/A #35 - Cape Sundew Is Dewless

QUESTION: I purchased this Drosera capensis from Sarracenia Northwest six months ago. I live in Central Florida, and my Drosera sits inside on a windowsill. After I received the plant, I repotted with the recommended soil per your website (1 part peat and 1 part perlite). I have only used bottled distilled

Albomarginata

Q/A #34 - Nepenthes albomarginata Not Pitchering

QUESTION: I received my Nepenthes albomarginata, Black in mid February, and since then it's grown one vine about a foot long. In that time, it's never made any pitchers, but now it looks like it's going to flower. I'm excited to see the flowers it makes, and if it's male or female, but I'm worried the pl

Q/A #33 - Spider Mites on Heliamphora

QUESTION: I have a Heliamphora and Cephalotus which I purchased from you last summer at the open house, they seem to have developed what I believe is a spider mite problem. I recently noticed little red specks on the leaves/traps popping up. I assume these are spider mites, but I was unsuccessful at taking a

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

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