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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&r ...

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.

QUESTION: Last year I bought a Pinguicula Alfred Lau #13, and it has been growing very well. I even had to transplant it into a bigger pot! Unfortunately, last night my roommate was moving my but ...

QUESTION: I tried to be brave and keep my plants outside, but I'm honestly afraid the cold has killed them. I'm growing two Venus Flytraps and a Sarracenia purpurea. I'm in zone 6 and we haven't ...

QUESTION:I purchased a Nepenthes truncata from you somewhere between 2005 and 2007 at a reptile show. The last two pitchers that have grown on it, have not been typical, and it looks like the newest ...

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 li ...

As the name suggests, Pinguicula gigantea is a giant among Mexican butterworts! It has thick leathery leaves that can approach the size of your hand. In the right conditions, these plants have been k ...

QUESTION:  I have a Dente and Red Dragon Flytrap, and I live in Denver, CO. I hope I'm wrong, but can you please tell me if they are dead? Their rhizomes look brown and mushy. I fear t ...

QUESTION: I'm growing two Red Dragon Flytraps and a King Henry Flytrap. They are in a cold frame since it's winter, did it last year as well and it was fine. They get artificial light on cloudy ...

Hello, I’m Jason Herritz. I’m one of the growers here at Sarracenia Northwest. Now before joining the crew here as the shipping manager, I lived in Phoenix, Arizona where I grew and prop ...

QUESTION:I have a Pinguicula Pirouette. Great light from 0600 to 2300 LED, and keep in water tray. All water is distilled through a dehumidifier. Light mist 1 time a day but recently noticed webbi ...

QUESTION: I got my Nepenthes Peter D'Amato from you about two months ago. I live in Saint Louis, Missouri. I water my plant with tap water. It's still in the soil it was sent in. I leave it ...