June 21, 2023
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 farth
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June 15, 2023
Q/A #106 - Huge Sarracenia Extreme Green is Floppy
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 p
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May 2, 2023
Q/A #81 - Careful Not to Overheat Your Flytraps
QUESTION:
I’m very impressed with a Venus Flytrap I got from you, so I ordered a second one. I'm really confused about dormancy. I heard it’s not the temperature that makes them go in the dormanc
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May 1, 2023
Q/A #80 - Red Dragon Flytrap Dried Out
QUESTION:
I have had the plant about 1 month I put it outside on the deck. This gets full sun. Shade the last couple hours of the day. I kept it in the same container it was shipped in and didn’t
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May 1, 2023
Q/A #79 - Outdoor Plants Not Waking Up.
QUESTION:I recently purchased a Drosera intermedia, D. tracyi, and Sarracenia purpurea x minor. My tracyi has been growing extremely well and fast, but the other two (especially the intermedia) is
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April 28, 2023
Q/A #78- Should I Cut Off Sarracenia Flowers?
QUESTION:
My Sarracenia is putting up a flower. It’s just coming out of hibernation and has no leaves yet. Should I let it bloom or cut it off? I know for some plants it’s important to cut off th
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April 27, 2023
Q/A #76 - Pinguicula and Sundew Are Looking Sad.
QUESTION:
We have a Pinguicula Alfred Lau that we purchased a while back. It was in great condition but we're doing something to it that isn't working. It looks really sad. The plant is sitting o
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April 27, 2023
Q/A #75 - Ants in Plants!
QUESTION:I was trimming off last year's dead pitchers on my Sarracenia and noticed small black ants on the plants. They appear to be living IN the plant pots. Several came out of the peat when the
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April 6, 2023
Q/A #65 - No New Growth on My Sarracenia
QUESTION:
I got a Sarracenia alata from you a year ago, and it grew beautifully and caught lots of bugs. So, this past winter I clipped the old pitchers off as suggested in your monthly care vi
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April 5, 2023
Q/A #64 - Is My Drosera filiformis Dormant or Dying?
QUESTION:
I received my dormant Drosera filiformis on March 8. I bought the soil for sarracenia and sundew from you. I followed the directions. I put my plant into a 5" plastic pot with holes in
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April 2, 2023
Q/A #62 - Sarracenia Isn't Breaking Dormancy
QUESTION:
I ordered a Sarracenia alata x minor from you about a month ago. Attached is a photo taken a couple weeks ago but as of today nothing much has really changed. The other photo is one tak
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March 29, 2023
Q/A #60 - Are Sarracenia Flowers a Sign of Stress?
QUESTION:
I've been growing Sarracenia for five years. This time of the year when my plants come out of dormancy, they produce flower stalks, and I just cut them as they come out. I was just wond
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