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I need to cut this one before winter sets in or it will completely overrun everything by spring so here is the deal. I will be cutting this Nep at the base of the plant were the soil line is. I have done this a few times and my potted Nep has always grown back, I have NEVER tried to root the...

The title says it all. Living way down south with no rain to speak of and really hot summers I've been trying for a few years to grow Sarrs. Well this year I've had my first success. I took a 18"ish tall trash can and drilled drainage holes about 6" up all around the trash can then filed it...

I can only write about what works for me in my particular conditions in the Pacific Northwest, results may vary for someone else. They are outside in full direct sun 8-10 hours a day throughout the growing season, from about April/May to October/November depending on outside temps. Outside they...

A challenging year for Sarrs in Colorado Front Range. Three hail storms flattened the plants in May and June. They have rebounded since and should be in good shape to survive the winter. Next spring will be time to divide and replant with fresh media as things are getting a little crowded...

Although spring is my favorite time of the year, I do like the fall pitchers of many of my Sarracenia. My leucophylla and alabamensis clones are at their peak right now (although their gluttony is rapidly spoiling their good looks) and I'm seeing a new flush of growth in a number of hybrids...

I have a few gallon size pots (and 1 smaller) Sarracenia divisions from last Spring that I am looking to find good local homes for. I am in Westminster Colorado and request that you pick the plants up so I don't have to disturb the root system by shipping them. I have the fallowing: Rubra...

Hi Everyone, I decided to take the plunge and create my own picture thread :-D I have been growing CP's for three years and to say it has become an addiction would be an understatement.... I have always enjoyed everyone's pictures so I figured I would add to them. Enjoy! Three short years ago...

I have a few gallon size pots (and 1 smaller) Sarracenia divisions from last Spring that I am looking to trade to diversify my collection. As such, I am looking for established seedling hybrids (or bigger) to trade for my plants. I have the following to trade: Rubra gulfensis x Flava (gallon...

So after much research on previous threads about importing plants nepenthes hybrids from EP, I think I have everything down but would like conformation still. Also if i am not aloud to talk about companies other than flytrapshop then if possible could the mods just delete the thread. I need...

Hello all, I am considering attempting to naturalize a population of VFTs in my front yard here in the swamp in NE Florida. I already have pings and sundews growing in that part of the yard and I have several sarrs growing elsewhere as well. There are also bladderworts in the swamp at the...

I am looking forward to one day getting an edwardsiana, but with the expensive price tag that is associated with it I would like to try to grow a more common and less expensive plant with similar requirements first. I have read that burbs are commonly grown with them but was curious as to what...

This guy looks like he's overwhelmed in his pot? I know you're suppose to divide them in spring but, would it be bad to divide it now??? Or repot it? What's going on with the pitchers breaking easily? Bending oveR? Any suggestions or tips to help improve this guy would be much appreciated.

Hello! In April 2010 I was walking to the top of campus at SFSU and passed by the University green house. They were having a plant sale and I decided to check it out. I ended up purchasing a Sarracenia x readii and had no idea what I was getting myself into or how I  would get swept up with the...

I visited another bog early this morning. I've been to this location several times but, the S.purpurea here are unusually beautiful. This is also the only place I've seen Drosera x beliziana, the natural hybrid of D.intermedia and D.rotundifolia. Drosera rotundifolia Drosera intermedia...

Skinny-dipping never ends! Lol A part two of my much needed vacation here at Pulau Sangihe, Indonesia a volcanic island just a few kilometers south of the Philippines. A very scary limestone cliff @__@ With the kids of my local guide At the heart of a tropical bamboo forest Natural...

I've been searching the forum and the interwebz to no avail... I bought a nice Sarracenia "Dana's Delight" last summer. It grew in full sun on a fire escape along with some VFTs and a S. purpurea. Everything went dormant in due course and spent the winter on a windowsill in an unheated...

This little Stenoglottis woodii is a very easy terrestrial. It goes completely dormant in winter with all top growth dying back. I store it in the cellar until spring so I'm not too sure just how hardy it is.

There are a couple reasonably local botanical gardens that have carnivorous plants in their collections... The closest one (Matthaei) has a couple Sarrs, in with some VFT's and Drosera. And a hybrid unidentified Nep or two. The farther, but nicer one (Frederik Meijer) has a much broader...

Since early Spring this has become the fastest growing plant I have had to date. Not sure why it took a year to recover from frozen above ground to the one in the pictures but I'm happy to see it. Not the best hamata hybrid but very nice and I don't see a lot of them around for sale. 02/12/2013...

Last year, I decided to buy a Rubbermaid style plastic tote, sink it in the ground, and put Sarracenias and VFT's in it. It worked great, but looked a little too redneck... for my tastes anyways. Come fall, I trimmed off the taller pitchers, and put the lid on the tote, and buried it under a...