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Venus Fllytrap

Venus Flytrap Nipped by a Winter Freeze

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Since 2005, we have answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers. Here’s a question from December 2020. “I have tried to be brave and keep my plants outside, but I'm honestly afraid the cold has killed them. I'm in zone 6 and we

No Dew

Troubleshooting a Struggling Sundew

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Since 2005, we’ve answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers. We recently got a question in October about a tropical sundew. “I have a white-leaf Drosera capensis. I’m growing in a window and giving it partial

Tropical Butterwort

A Common Cause of Unhappy Sundews

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. We've answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers over the years, and this question I pulled from the archives from March 2023. “I received a Drosera multifida a month ago. It looks like it's dying and burnt. The other sundew an

Sarracernia

A Common Cause of Floppy Sarracenia Pitchers

Hi, I’m Jacob, one of the growers here at Sarracenia Northwest. We recently got a question from a grower in the United Kingdom. “I have a Sarracenia Juthatip Soper growing in a pot with other Sarracenia. The plants are outdoors in full sun. I would like to see my tall plant looking proud, but i

Flytrap

Should Venus Flytrap Trays Be Dry in Winter?

Hi, I’m Jacob Farin, one of the growers here at Sarracenia Northwest. In 2005, we started a free service answering questions from carnivorous plant growers all over the world. Since then, we’ve answered thousands of questions and have seen plants grown in many different situations. One grower recently

Fungal Infection

Q/A #148 - Something Eating Sarracenia Rhizomes

QUESTION:Are these Sarracenia salvageable? I'm not exactly sure if it was snails, slugs or caterpillars but it completely ate the crown and bore into the rhizome creating a little "den". If I clean the area, treat it with an insecticide and/or fungicide, will the plant survive Will it produce another growth point

Nepenthes

Q/A #147 - Nepenthes in Terrarium Not Producing Pitchers

QUESTION:My Nepenthes isn’t growing pitchers.. it looks like it has three different buds that want to grow but haven’t changed in weeks. I have it in a terrarium for humidity because I live in Arizona. It sits in front of a northeast facing window with bright indirect morning light until about noon. Al

Soil Health

Q/A #146 - Does Perlite Have Fluoride?

QUESTION: I recently purchased 6 gallons of peat/perlite and I was wondering if the perlite was a horticultural grade perlite that was rinsed in RO water to leach out any fluoride. Thanks (Submitted in MONTHYEAR.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: Our perlite is Supreme Perlite made in Portland, OR. They

Nepenthes

Q/A #145 - A Fungus Among Us Nepenthes

QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes ventricosa with a mushroom growing in the soil. I've had a particularly dry few weeks in my house, so I've been watering my plants a little more often than usual. I recently came over to admire the new growth on my Nepenthes and noticed a mushroom that spontaneously burst from the

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