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Q/A #3 - Can Hardy Sundews Handle Freeze and Thaw in Rhode Island?(Post)
QUESTION: I have various Sarracenia, Venus Flytraps, and Drosera filiformis, and D. intermedia. I have been told I should avoid freeze thaw cycles with the plants. Normally at this time in Rhode ...
Freezing Rain at the Nursery(Post)A few days ago, we experienced freezing rain, which happens when the temperature near the ground is below freezing and the temperature near the clouds is above freezing. When rain falls and hits t ...
Q/A #89 - Is It My Dad's Fault My Plants Died?(Post)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 ...
Q/A #111 - Sarracenia with Curvy Pitchers(Post)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 fart ...
Q/A #116 - Novelty Planters(Post)QUESTION: I’m looking to grow a Venus fly trap. I have bought two different planters. I’m curious if I can use distilled water and grow traps in either of these. Would you recommend using one of ...
Q/A #112 - Unknown plant with Sarracenia(Post)QUESTION: I so much enjoyed your Open House last year and am disappointed that it’s not possible to attend again this year. The plants I bought last year (Sarracenia Judith Hindle, Sarracenia Ap ...
Q/A #47 - Is 2 Hours of Direct Sunlight Enough for a Sundew?(Post)QUESTION: For the sundews, you note "several hours" of direct sunlight. Our apartment faces ENE (in Washington DC) and gets about 2-2.5 hours of morning sun. Is that enough to keep these plants ...
Q/A #2 - Should I Refrigerate My Sarracenia in Central Florida?(Post)QUESTION: Hi I’m a amateur carnivorous plant collector in central Florida, zone 9. I’ve have a variety of plants and the three I have that require dormancy are a Venus flytrap, a Sarra ...
Q/A #37 - Nepenthes Needs Time to Acclimate(Post)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 ...
Q/A #139 - No Sarracenia Pitchers for 3 Years(Post)QUESTION: I've grown this for about 3 years. It went into dormancy this winter. It is in 50/50 soil mix of peat and perlite. Been outside for over a month with distilled water in a 3-inch saucer ...
Q/A #10 - Can Drosera capensis Handle an Overnight Frost?(Post)QUESTION: I recently ordered a Red Leaf Drosera Capensis Sundew from you, which arrived a few days ago. It was in very healthy condition upon arrival and bearing trace amounts of nectar already.
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