dormancy

This growing season was going good for me until I started to lose several mature divisions to rhizome rot. The previous years I've lost a few divisions due to media getting too compacted over time. This year I decided to go with an airy mix with a higher perlite to peat ratio. I use the...

I read that Venus Fly Trap 'Alien' "is a year-round low growing plant". In other words, it has no dormancy. Is that true? Are their any varieties that lack a dormancy?

I received a bare root B-52 VFT earlier this summer. It was in pretty bad shape when I got it and it only got worse. I planted it in a mixture of peat, sand, perlite and a bit of LFS and watered it with rainwater or distilled water from the lab where I work. It gets about six hours of direct...

I have loads of Drosera tokaiensis seeds available to trade for some uncommon varieties of D. capensis. Not overly interested in typical, alba, or all red (got some already). I'm interested in any and every other variety so hit me up if you want to trade. I have thousands of seeds of these...

I received a terrarium for Christmas last year and, I'm embarrassed to say, am just getting around to setting it up now. It's got an elegant design, and I've worked out how I want the inside laid out, but could use some help figuring out how to best water the plants. Other suggestions...

This is freshly collected sphagnum. this particular sphag lives in a pretty harsh environment and i have seen it withstand drying out completely for up to a couple weeks and does not like to be kept soaking wet. It is temperate and does need dormancy. not sure of the species but i believe it...

could i integrate some native moss into my Nepenthes pots? My main, irrational, concern is that the moss will somehow damage the Neps by leaching unwanted metals, chemicals, etc, into the sphagnum. the moss in question has some substrate (looks like 50:50 sand dirt mixture) attached to it, maybe...

Yo! I've been lurking this site for a while and now seems to be the best time to join. I've been growing sarracenia outdoors for about four years now. It all started with a S. flava and a Dionaea 'Akai Ryu'. Unfortunately my newbie mistakes during dormancy killed my first group of plants. The...

two plants, same species, the one on the left is currently emerging out of dormancy, and the one on the right is starting to enter it... truth be told, i thought i almost lost the one waking up; it's dormancy pattern is different from the other petiolaris in my collection- namely, the plant just...

I have been focused on Dionaea and Sarracenia over the past several years, but have had several D. capensis for two years or so; I grew them from seed. Now I am expecting seeds for many new species of Drosera, and I am wondering the best approach to growing these puppies to fruition. The...

I have an issue with plants waking up after dormancy then dying and I don't know if its common. I think I might be putting them out to soon and the weather fluctuations is shocking them. I have no idea whats going on, curious to see what you guys think. This plant was sending out its first...

Greetings all, I am procrastinating right now and avoiding responsibility for just a few more minutes so I thought I would make a list of some of the carnivorous plants I think are best to start with- a long with some comments. This list is meant to be pretty general and is perhaps USA centric...

I have one or two flava var. maximas up for trade. These are fairly mature plants with a few years under their belt and are very tall. I obtained them (legally with a permit) from a local national forest. These particular ones were smaller than some of the older ones around them, as some were...

I'm looking for a sundew that will go along with my Sarracenia plants In a bog bowl outside. I live in Iowa and can have them a dormancy if needed. I'm looking for suggestions on what plants to look for. Thanks in advanced Wes

So, while my S. leucophylla was coming out of dormancy, I carelessly left it too close to a path. Its tallest emerging pitcher was bent. Now that it has opened, it lies toppled and imperfect, but it is healthy. My question is can I cut this pitcher without damaging the plant greatly to increase...

I'm wondering what's going on with one of my Pitchers. I got it from Phil at Meadowview late last summer along with another and a few assorted other plants. It's called "Red Flame". Anyway all of my others are in varying stages of development. The "Lemon" I got along with it is in full bloom...

Hi! I have a small Opuntia humifusa given to me as a rooted pad few years back. The quality of the fruit is terrible, so I've spent the last few years attempting to kill it with neglect. 3 straight years of no watering, no winter protection, and no repotting hasn't been effective. Perhaps...

Updated 5/29/2013: Still have some takaiensis seeds available for trade. This plant..... I have tens of thousands of seeds available for trade. Above is a picture of a few of the many parent plants that are constantly spraying seeds all over the place! If you have ever had success...

OMG its been a while! I've been so darned busy its not even funny, trying to make it in this world and enjoy life as much as I can. I got into a second hobby about 5 years ago collecting and restoring antique/vintage snowmobiles. I still have my CPs but have seriously downsized and mainly focus...

...and winter is about to return again! I just hauled my entire collection of temperate plants from the garage. I think they did pretty well, considering: [/IMG]