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Venus Flytrap

Reviving a Struggling Venus Flytrap

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Since 2005, we've answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers and have seen plants grown in many different situations. Here's a question that we got in December 2019. "I have a few questions about my Red Dragon flytrap. I do know it's the

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

Not Enough Light

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 VFTs by keeping them in the fridge from December through February. Is this necessary? Or is it fine to leave the

Pinguicula

Q/A #107 - Pinguicula grandiflora Down Under

QUESTION: I'm in Australia, and I have a Pinguicula grandiflora that was doing well inside a terrarium but then all of a sudden the leaves suddenly died off. I was advised to put it outside. While I did, I noticed this little bulb in the center, is it a hibernacula? If not, what should I do to help this plant?

Humidity

Q/A #98 - Growing a Flytrap in Montana

QUESTION: I live in Montana. My flytrap is doing really well since I got it in April. It lost two traps and has grown an even larger one with a new trap on the way. My question is I use a white light but I wonder if it will need more sunlight now that we have warm weather. I don’t want to put it outside becaus

Sarracenia

Q/A #89 - Sarracenia Didn't Survive Winter.

QUESTION:Sarracenia purchased last spring and summer I planted in an outdoor bog garden, in fall I covered the entire planter with a foot of leaves. I live in Wisconsin. I uncovered a couple weeks ago and have watered almost daily but have seen no emerging growth from anything. I’m tempted to dig everything up

Winter Care

Q/A #89 - Is It My Dad's Fault My Plants Died?

QUESTION:My Venus flytraps and Sarracenia died over winter!! I put them in the garage for dormancy where it's around 40°F (4°C). I live in USDA Zone 5B. My father told me that I did not need to water them during dormancy. I used Sphagnum peat moss without fertilizer. So did my plants die bec

Humidity

Q/A #81 - Careful Not to Overheat Your Flytraps

QUESTION: I’m very impressed with a Venus Flytrap I got from you, so I ordered a second one. I'm really confused about dormancy. I heard it’s not the temperature that makes them go in the dormancy but it’s the less light. Is that true? I live in Indiana and the winters can get pretty cold single digits. I’m w

Hardy Sundew

Q/A #53 - Is My Dormant Sundew Alive?

QUESTION: I have Drosera filiformis. It's dormant now but can hibernacula be black or not? Not sure if it's alive. (Submitted in March 2019.) RESPONSE BY JACOB FARIN: When hardy sundews go dormant, they drop their summer leaves and form a resting bud (hibernaculum--singular) on the soil surface. With

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