Fortunately I have a bit of a stink bug issue every year, and because of my other houseplants, fungus gnats are around too. My droseras and nepenthes always catch enough bugs to stay happy

@isthisit781

Жыл бұрын

Will they eat stink bugs? Here in ohio we have a ton of them and they're annoying.

@TylerFlyer

Жыл бұрын

@@isthisit781 I heard Ohio has stinkbugs 5 times the size as a normal one. is this true?

My favorite carnivorous houseplant by far is a butterwort. They are so resilient and pretty tolerant of watering less than most carns

@gregnevels8111

18 күн бұрын

Which Butterwort do you have? I was thinking about getting one for the fruit flies in the kitchen.

@seizedcarcass8440

17 күн бұрын

@@gregnevels8111 laueana is by far the easiest but giant butterworts are great!

Excellent info. And thank you for slowing down your speech a little bit. Much easier to understand. You guys are awesome!

I recently bought a cape sundew from California Carnivores and I just love it. It is in a north facing window though, but I supplement it with a nice little LED grow light.

Thank you. As a beginner I find all your videos very helpful. Also read the Savage Garden - fantastic book. The amount of information your whole team puts out there is incredible. I am very grateful.

@California_Carnivores

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I am so so glad I found this video. I have learned so much about where to start with adding carnivorous plants to my home.

Thank you man you gave a lot of info appreciate it

I needed this video thanks.

Thanks for another video. These plants are just absolutely amazing just gorgeous! Have a wonderful day

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Love your plants , so eager for dormancy to be over to see my new additions from you guys to come up

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

It’s so hard waiting out dormancy every year! I can’t wait for spring too!

Love the shirt Damon!

Thank you for your interesting video that has covered all my recent purchases. I was gifted a couple of flytraps some months ago. I kept them watered as directed but they didn't seem to be thriving although not dying on me. After some time I consulted KZread and discovered they needed full sun and not to water with tapwater. I moved them to where they would get a bit more sun and used rainwater. What a difference! I've since bought a sarracenia that has been doing well and yesterday I ordered a couple of sundews that should arrive tomorrow or day after. Some pretty butterworts next!

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

That’s great! I’m so glad you’re enjoying these amazing plants so much!

I need to get more pings from you guys.

This video has helped me rescue two carnivores from plastic cubes of death. I can't wait to order my first big from you guys. Cheers from Colorado.

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it was helpful!

Totally getting a bunch after i get comfortable with them

Hi, I’m in England and that same pitcher plant which Osmocote do use is the plus variety? Also do I add it to every pitcher on the plant?👍🏾🇯🇲🇬🇧

I live on a sailboat and I've got a Venus Fly trap and a Pitcher Plant. They are doing alright but it's definitely hard to give them all the sun they need sometimes because I don't have any windowsills. But they sure get a lot of bugs lol

@donaldcheatham

7 ай бұрын

Wow! How are they doing? I'm about to start living on a sailboat too. I just ordered a flytrap, sundew and a butterwort.

"it's bliss, join us" - working on it!

I'll take 100 of each!

@plantguy9

2 жыл бұрын

I concur! But my family will kill me. They said NO MORE PLANTS!!! At least for now.

Thank you so much for this video. I want the plant that you said you've had since you were 11 years old. If you would provide the correct spelling for me (cape sundune?). I was going to get a Butterswort, but I didn't know about the no roots info, and dormancy kind of scares me. Those Pitcher plants seem a little out of my league. But all very good information.

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Drosera capensis are great plants!

My mum might be taking me to a garden center tomorrow to add to my plants (I only have bottom feeders so far )

@Imjaden_plantfreak

28 күн бұрын

I got a succulent and some type of vine plant they didn’t put names on but the lady said i can feed it in any way

Are there plans for you guys at California carnivores to do on Sarracenia Deep Throat? I got one of those from you guys last month and I'd love to know more about it.

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

We’ll do more videos on the Sarracenia when they begin growing again in spring 😄

@ericchurchill8037

2 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores sweet!

The red on that Nepenthes is incredible. Also do you place a pellet in every pitcher, and how often? Lastly, I’m learning there are so many crosses in carnivorous plants. How do you guys do that exactly, cross plants to create a new one??

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

We place the osmocote pellets inside the pitchers as they open along with a little distilled water. You can add several pellets to larger pitchers but on small pitchers just add one.

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

When we cross plants we take pollen from one and place it on the other. We have a video of Nepenthes flower pollination in our queue!

Hi, what carnivorous plants can grow outdoors in a possible zone 5 environment with some snow in winter? I have a very large propane cylinder tank I cut in half lengthwise for to create their growing medium in so I can control how boggie it is; and by tank placement in the yard control sunlight location/exposure. And I was thinking of slopping the "soil" so the pitcher plants that prefer something dryer can be planted higher up the slope. Your thoughts on my planned growing method? This way I think I can control the moisture, but my only thoughts are are there any carnivorous plants that can withstand a zone 5 cold environment in winter? If necessary I could probably put some type of grow heating pad on the outside of the propane tank or create some type of plastic greenhouse-type of cover for the winter, but I would prefer not to. And do birds ever peck at the plants or are there any other natural enemies of carnivorous plants? Thanks

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

You can grow temperate plants like; American pitcher plants, temperate drosera and Venus flytraps. In your climate, the level of cold you’ll experience in winter means that you’ll have to take extra precautions to protect them. It would be best to bury the propane tank into the ground. Having an in ground bog will provide some of the best insulation against cold in the winter months. Then you can mulch in the bog very heavily with 4-6” of mulch in winter.

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Birds do sometimes tear into bogs because they like to bury things in the wet soil or dig for worms. The best defense I’ve heard is putting forks or skewers, pointy side out into the bogs to deter them from landing.

My cape sundews are mad at me. I transplanted them last winter so they each had their own pot. Put them in a south window in the garage and they grew like weeds. Put them outside on the east side of the house for the summer and they are barely growing. Leaves are super short on one of them. I’m guessing it’s the heat as I live in Fresno, CA but they were fine out there last year.

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

It could be the heat; while they can take a lot of heat, when grown in very high heat and sun they can shrink down. And if they aren’t able to get enough moisture to balance that heat, they’ll have a hard time making dew. You might try growing them indoors on a very sunny windowsill.

What about hybrid nepenthes? We have a St Gaya and a Ventrata type. Perfect Christmas presents

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Hybrids are great! Especially those two!

What kind of osmocote pellets do you recommend for the pitcher plants?

@California_Carnivores

10 ай бұрын

We use the flower and vegetable 14-14-14

Been having bad luck with cape sundews lately. The leaves refuse to dew, or sometimes even develop stunted leaves. No pests that I can find. I think I might need more humidity.

@Tommyr

2 жыл бұрын

Increase the light. Lack of dew typically means not bright enough light.

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

How much direct sunlight do they get everyday?

Hi I am in central FL. Do you know where I can get the pitcher plants????

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

We ship year round to the entire United States with a live delivery guarantee 😊

What can you feed the cape sundew?? That seems like the easiest one to grow indoors compared to a Venus flytrap. I have really really cold winters so I’m not sure if I want to keep it outside also I won’t be able to enjoy them as much if they are outside

@California_Carnivores

10 ай бұрын

You can do a foliar feed of diluted Maxsea fertilizer to the leaves once or twice a month!

@davidbabcock1231

10 ай бұрын

@@California_Carnivoresare there any other options to feed them, that Maxsea is extremely expensive and my wife would kill me lol. I heard you could use fish flakes?? Have you ever done it and does it really work??

Hi, I have recently purchased a Pinguicula moctezumae, which is quite small. I read online that not all the growers had success with this species. Now I have put her in a unheated room (temps between about 12 and 18 deg C), because I was afraid that outside in the greenhouse it was too cold, but it's not a very bright location. Should I place her in the bright windowsill along with my other carnivorous plants, in a heated room?

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Indoors in a bright windowsill, in a heated room would be better!

@TyppiHappo7

2 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores Thank you so much!

I have a bag of dried meal worms that I have been dropping into my pitcher plant occasionally. Is that okay? Or should I get the pellets you mentioned?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

You can definitely use the dried mealworms for pitcher plants!

@thomasnuckolls1883

Жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores Thanks!

i have live spagnum moss so that gets dry looking thats how i know when to water

Ive been wondering through several videos, what is the long sheets of stuff hanging behind him? Is it moss?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

It’s Tillandsia usneoidies or Spanish moss!

@isthisit781

Жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores awesome Thank you. It adds to the general aesthetic. Is it hard to grow?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

@@isthisit781 It likes a lot of humidity which can be a little tricky

@grannyplants1764

Жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores does great hanging on a small oak branch in front of the window over the kitchen sink! They have tiny flowers too 😊

@veryberry39

3 ай бұрын

I'm a year late to this, but I always love the reaction to people seeing Spanish moss for the first time. If you ever make it to Florida, or any of the humid southern states, that stuff is EVERYWHERE. It loves to drape itself over trees, but doesn't harm the trees in any way as it's not feeding off them. Depending on the time of year, it adds a very Halloween-y touch to the world, seeing curtains and clumps of it hanging off everything, but there's something very stately and gracious about a row of moss-covered live oaks in summertime. I really miss my Spanish moss!

What are the butterworts with the red flowers?

@TyppiHappo7

2 жыл бұрын

Pinguicula laueana

@bonniev2685

2 жыл бұрын

@@TyppiHappo7 Thanks, hope I can get some in Canada

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Pinguicula laueana “red” and there is an even redder variety called “CalCarn red”

Can someone please write down the name of the fertilizer for the nepenthes? Also, I've cut off the whole leaves of my nepenthes when the pitcher died. Did I harm my plant?

@sarrakitty

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't harm them because they are growing new leaves. It's better for them to leave the green leaf and only cut the pitcher tendril off at the edge of the leaf and only remove the whole leaf when it turns yellow or brown. The fertilizer that is recommended is called Osmocote, the slow release pellet.

@irenetewinkel

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarrakitty you're amazing, thanks!!

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

It’s best to leave the leaves on as long as they are green because they are still photosynthetic and benefit the plant. As they turn brown and die back to the vine, you can snip them off. We use the 14-14-14 Osmocote 😊

@irenetewinkel

2 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores thanks you so much for replying 🤗

Dang how long do sundews live for?

@California_Carnivores

14 күн бұрын

They can live for decades!

I live in South Florida. Are these good houseplants for me?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

The Pinguicula would be great for you! The Drosera capensis and Highland Nepenthes like a night time drop in temps that your area probably doesn’t get. If your nights drop into the 50-60’s they would be happy. But if it stays warm, look for tropical sundews and Lowland Nepenthes!

@adbrow72

Жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores I just purchased some small potted carnivorous plants but I purchased venus fly trap, pitcher and I think a sundew but it doesn't look like it has the sticky leaves. The nursery I purchased them from had them in trays with water but I don't think the one plant is supposed to be in water like this. I wish I could send a picture so you could see it.

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

@@adbrow72 The sundew may need some time to regenerate the dew if you had it shipped to you. And if the plant is an American pitcher plant, it can sit in water but if it’s a tropical pitcher plant, it should not

@adbrow72

Жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores it wasn't shipped I purchased it from a local nursery but they just had it labeled as carnivorous plant🤦🏾‍♂️after using Google lens I think it's a Drosera capensis.

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

@@adbrow72 the sundew probably needs 4 weeks or so to generate few and make sure it gets lots of direct sunlight!

for me my drosera capensis red grow best inside but stay green, the drosera binata (dichotoma & multifida) grow badly inside

@California_Carnivores

9 ай бұрын

Drosera binata would be happiest outside if possible and you may want to get a grow light or move your plants closer to the grow lights/increase day length if you’re seeing poor color!

Really like your videos. Instructive, but in an easy-going kind of way. You need to create some cultivars for modern times: vegan varieties of formerly carnivorous plants should sell a treat.

I want spring to be here so my flytraps and Sarracenia can wake up. I also want watch the carnage they bring to the insects!

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

It’s so hard waiting for the flytraps to grow! Our Sarracenia are sending up flowers now too!