March 2, 2023
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 a
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February 28, 2023
Q/A #43 - Do I Need to Remove Dead Insects?
QUESTION:
When the sundew catches the bugs, do I just let the bugs stay there? Mine has already caught close to ten gnats, but I don’t know what I am supposed to do now. Does the sundew slowly di
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February 27, 2023
Q/A #42 - Upcoming Freeze into Single Digits
QUESTION:
Hello, I wanted u guys to check out the weather we're having at the moment. Should I bring my Sarracenia and Venus flytraps indoors this whole week or only on Sunday and Monday? Below i
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February 24, 2023
Q/A #41 - Is This Nepenthes Safe to Buy?
QUESTION:
I am a beginner living in Chennai, India. I am planning to buy Nepenthes mirabilis x rafflesiana as it can withstand my temperatures. My seller doesn't have pitchers right now on t
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February 23, 2023
Q/A #40 - Flytrap Blooming in Winter(!)
QUESTION:
I received my Venus Flytrap back in November. I’ve been loving growing it, and it’s been fun watching the traps grow and open. I recently noticed that my plant is growing a flower bud.
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February 22, 2023
Q/A #39 - Flytraps Need Special Care for a Colorado Winter
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 th
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February 21, 2023
Q/A #38 - Drosera graomogolensis Likes It Cool and Sunny
QUESTION:I have a Drosera graomogolensis. This one you water from below? I like this one a lot and can't wait for it to grow big. Do you think it looks okay? I almost want to run a butter knife aro
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February 20, 2023
Breeding Sarracenia Roundtable
Jeff Dallas recently participated in a roundtable discussion with other nursery owners about Sarracenia breeding. Watch the video and hear what the experts in the field have to share. This event wa
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February 17, 2023
Q/A #37 - Nepenthes Needs Time to Acclimate
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
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February 16, 2023
Q/A #36 - No Dew on Tropical Sundews
QUESTION:
I was wondering if you guys can help me figure out what I going on with my sundews. Their tentacles seem to dry up, fall down, then the leaf goes either brown (Drosera spatulata), black
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February 15, 2023
Q/A #35 - Cape Sundew Is Dewless
QUESTION:
I purchased this Drosera capensis from Sarracenia Northwest six months ago. I live in Central Florida, and my Drosera sits inside on a windowsill. After I received the plant, I repott
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February 14, 2023
Q/A #34 - Nepenthes albomarginata Not Pitchering
QUESTION:
I received my Nepenthes albomarginata, Black in mid February, and since then it's grown one vine about a foot long. In that time, it's never made any pitchers, but now it looks lik
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