163 results for 'soil'
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Q/A #18 - No Pitchers on Nepenthes Peter D'Amato(Post)
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 ...
Pinguicula gigantea(Post)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 ...
Q/A #147 - Nepenthes in Terrarium Not Producing Pitchers(Post)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 ...
Q/A #39 - Flytraps Need Special Care for a Colorado Winter(Post)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 ...
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.
Q/A #25 - Sarracenia with No Pitchers(Post)QUESTION: I was wondering if you could tell me what kind of pitcher plant this is. Also it has just been leaves, no pitchers for a year now.....what's wrong with it?? (Submitted in January 201 ...
Q/A #20 - Spider Mite Web?(Post)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 ...
Q/A #135 - My Sundew Has No Tentacles(Post)QUESTION: Why is the Drosera capensis not fully developing it's tentacles? The plant starts to grow it's leaves then start to wilt away. I suspect low humidity might be the cause, but I wanted to ...
Q/A #44 - Nepenthes Leaves Are Turning Red and Dying(Post)QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes Lady Luck (N. ampullaria x ventricosa). I had it for 6 months, using distilled water, in south facing window in Denver, so sun might be more intense since we are at ...
Q/A #77 - Big Pink Sundew Isn't Very Big or Pink.(Post)QUESTION:I have a Drosera capensis Big Pink that I got almost one year ago. It's in an east-facing windowsill and in its original soil. I water with low-mineral tap water. I live in Fairbanks, Ala ...
Q/A #110 - Sarracenia Not Growing Well in a Terrarium(Post)QUESTION: I purchased a Sarracenia purpurea (from a different nursery) at the beginning of winter and it grew some new pitchers, then it started growing these long ones with no opening. I ha ...
Q/A #26 - Nepenthes with Fungus or Cold Damage?(Post)QUESTION: Recently some of my Nepenthes that I grow indoors, particularly my Nepenthes ventricosa, have developed rust spots and other sorts of fungal infections in the leaves. I was wonde ...