June 22, 2023
QUESTION:
Last year I had to buy all new plants because my plants from the previous year died over winter. Did they die again? Do any of them appear to be alive?
I'm in Nebraska. We had a slo
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June 19, 2023
Q/A #110 - Sarracenia Not Growing Well in a Terrarium
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 hav
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June 11, 2023
Q/A #98 - Growing a Flytrap in Montana
QUESTION:
I live in Montana. My flytrap is doing really well since I got it in April. It lost two traps and has grown an even larger one with a new trap on the way. My question is I use a white li
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May 16, 2023
Q/A #89 - Sarracenia Didn't Survive Winter.
QUESTION:Sarracenia purchased last spring and summer I planted in an outdoor bog garden, in fall I covered the entire planter with a foot of leaves. I live in Wisconsin. I uncovered a couple weeks
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May 15, 2023
Q/A #89 - Is It My Dad's Fault My Plants Died?
QUESTION:My Venus flytraps and Sarracenia died over winter!! I put them in the garage for dormancy where it's around 40°F (4°C). I live in USDA Zone 5B. My father told me that I did not n
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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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March 14, 2023
Q/A #51 - Moving Plants to Outside
QUESTION:
When should i introduce my plants to the outdoors? I live in northern Indiana, and I have a Drosera capensis, Sarracenia flava, and a Venus Flytrap. In the summer we get temperatur
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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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January 17, 2023
Q/A #19 - No Pitchers on a Large Nepenthes
QUESTION:
At a previous home, I had gorgeous Nepenthes in a greenhouse. I moved and now have it in a south-facing bay window, 65°F (18°C) with a humidifier. They have curling tendrils but no
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December 29, 2022
Q/A #5 - Did a Sudden Freeze Kill My Flytrap and Sarracenia?
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
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December 28, 2022
Q/A #4 - Red Dragon Flytrap Dying In a Glass Pot on a Windowsill.
QUESTION:
I have several of your plants and they are all doing well.
But I do have a few questions about my Red Dragon Flytrap.
I do know it's the dormant season, but am unsure of what
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