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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 conf ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

QUESTION: Question for you about my Sarracenia Extreme Green. I have had it for several years now and have struggled with the pitchers flopping over for the last 2 years. It is quite large, some ...

QUESTION: My male dog has started peeIng on my carnivorous plants. Will it kill them? (Submitted in June 2020.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: Yes. Urine has nitrogen and minerals that wi ...

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Over the years, we’ve answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers and have seen plants grown in many different situati ...

QUESTION: I live here in Portland and was referred to you on a recent visit to Leach Botanical Garden. I’ve been inundated with yellow jackets and wasps and someone at the garden suggested I ...

Quick Glance: Most commonly available Nepenthes do not need a humidity dome. Although consistently higher humidity can produce somewhat larger pitchers, an enclosed dome can also reduce airflow and ...