Actual CarnivorousPlants.com Customer Reviews, Ratings, & Plant Photos

Upon unwrapping the Dionaea muscipula "B52", found that there actually 4 individual plants bunched together. I potted them separately. I like the fact that I got 4 of them but they looked droopy, could be caused by shipping stress and they have long petioles, could be caused by lack of adequate light in your nursery. I am subtracting 2 stars for the long petioles, so I give this one 3 stars.

I was surprised and the size, ~7" tall, of the Nepenthes ventricosa and definitely not a baby specimen. Although I like its size, it looks old and scraggly. It doesn't have a lot of deep roots, lost too much of its lower leaves, and what little leaves were left were either badly sunburned or diseased. It looks like it really had a rough life in your nursery. I'm only giving this 3 stars for its size and nothing more.

Hello,

I received the plant today! it's wonderful. I'm very pleased with the one you picked for me.



How long should it sit in the net pot in the water before I can place it in a ceramic pot? Tutorials online say Nepenthes don't like to sit in water, I just want to make sure I'm treating it right.

Morning Michael,



Thanks for the follow up! I included pics from after potting the plants. The fly trap looked the worst of them, I think it got a little crunched in shipping, a couple of the mouths fell off. I don't think it will be life ending. But would love any feedback since I am still learning about carnivorous plants. I have a couple sundews already and a pitcher that have been going strong for about a year now, which is fantastic here in the dry mountains of Arizona.



Currently the bog is in a humidity controlled tent, the plants in there have plenty of gnats for the plants to feed off of and 16 hours a day of light from a t8 rig. The others are in the living room, also getting about 16 hours of good light from both indirect sun and supplemental led sources. I did deviate from your directions a bit, and mixed some parent material into the sphagnum moss. It's the same material my other existing plants came in and have been surviving in, and then I read your instructions on the fly trap and not to do that. It's a super low density, just what the sphagnum could grab for itself, and hopefully that won't be too detrimental to the plants because that would be awful and entirely on me. I split one of the sundews because it had three plants in it, and each now has its own pot. Other than that, I'm waiting a few days to see how the moss sets up in the baskets before seeing if there's any room for topping off.



Each container has a reservoir and enough distilled water that there is good contact between the moss and the water. Because where I live we have extremely low humidity most of the year, I tend to need to over saturate the plants, hence making sure they are sitting in something, but it's still a work in progress to refine the watering strategy to a science. I am hoping the long moss will help, but I may need to get new containers that work for the baskets sent so the water level can be higher and reduce loss to evaporation.



And thank you for the moss. I appreciate the extra as it has gone to orchids and my other carnivores. I'm not sure I could ask for a better outcome as a first time customer. Thanks for being an outstanding vendor.



Questions:

There was no list of the plants that were in the bog, is there any way to find out what they are? I work in permaculture and it's likely that I will wind up propagating some of the plants when the opportunity arises. Knowing which species can be helpful when trying to give them away. Plus learning how to identify is always a good practice when it comes to plants.



When I purchased the bog, the pictures gave the impression the kit would come in an actual pot, not only a hydro basket. Would it be possible to offer a pot that fits the basket too? Currently I'm using a dog treat container as the reservoir because it all fits quite nicely until I can find something more suitable for the long term benefit of the plants. It would have been nice if the bog had that included already, but not sure that is an option. And again it's my fault for not reading more thoroughly.



Would it be ok to follow up in a few days after they have had a chance to settle in and see if I need to take any further steps to make sure the plants have the best shot I can offer them?



If there are any questions I can answer about what I have done, please feel free to ask.



Hope you have a fantastic week,

Charles

Morning Michael,



Thanks for the follow up! I included pics from after potting the plants. The fly trap looked the worst of them, I think it got a little crunched in shipping, a couple of the mouths fell off. I don't think it will be life ending. But would love any feedback since I am still learning about carnivorous plants. I have a couple sundews already and a pitcher that have been going strong for about a year now, which is fantastic here in the dry mountains of Arizona.



Currently the bog is in a humidity controlled tent, the plants in there have plenty of gnats for the plants to feed off of and 16 hours a day of light from a t8 rig. The others are in the living room, also getting about 16 hours of good light from both indirect sun and supplemental led sources. I did deviate from your directions a bit, and mixed some parent material into the sphagnum moss. It's the same material my other existing plants came in and have been surviving in, and then I read your instructions on the fly trap and not to do that. It's a super low density, just what the sphagnum could grab for itself, and hopefully that won't be too detrimental to the plants because that would be awful and entirely on me. I split one of the sundews because it had three plants in it, and each now has its own pot. Other than that, I'm waiting a few days to see how the moss sets up in the baskets before seeing if there's any room for topping off.



Each container has a reservoir and enough distilled water that there is good contact between the moss and the water. Because where I live we have extremely low humidity most of the year, I tend to need to over saturate the plants, hence making sure they are sitting in something, but it's still a work in progress to refine the watering strategy to a science. I am hoping the long moss will help, but I may need to get new containers that work for the baskets sent so the water level can be higher and reduce loss to evaporation.



And thank you for the moss. I appreciate the extra as it has gone to orchids and my other carnivores. I'm not sure I could ask for a better outcome as a first time customer. Thanks for being an outstanding vendor.



Questions:

There was no list of the plants that were in the bog, is there any way to find out what they are? I work in permaculture and it's likely that I will wind up propagating some of the plants when the opportunity arises. Knowing which species can be helpful when trying to give them away. Plus learning how to identify is always a good practice when it comes to plants.



When I purchased the bog, the pictures gave the impression the kit would come in an actual pot, not only a hydro basket. Would it be possible to offer a pot that fits the basket too? Currently I'm using a dog treat container as the reservoir because it all fits quite nicely until I can find something more suitable for the long term benefit of the plants. It would have been nice if the bog had that included already, but not sure that is an option. And again it's my fault for not reading more thoroughly.



Would it be ok to follow up in a few days after they have had a chance to settle in and see if I need to take any further steps to make sure the plants have the best shot I can offer them?



If there are any questions I can answer about what I have done, please feel free to ask.



Hope you have a fantastic week,

Charles

Morning Michael,



Thanks for the follow up! I included pics from after potting the plants. The fly trap looked the worst of them, I think it got a little crunched in shipping, a couple of the mouths fell off. I don't think it will be life ending. But would love any feedback since I am still learning about carnivorous plants. I have a couple sundews already and a pitcher that have been going strong for about a year now, which is fantastic here in the dry mountains of Arizona.



Currently the bog is in a humidity controlled tent, the plants in there have plenty of gnats for the plants to feed off of and 16 hours a day of light from a t8 rig. The others are in the living room, also getting about 16 hours of good light from both indirect sun and supplemental led sources. I did deviate from your directions a bit, and mixed some parent material into the sphagnum moss. It's the same material my other existing plants came in and have been surviving in, and then I read your instructions on the fly trap and not to do that. It's a super low density, just what the sphagnum could grab for itself, and hopefully that won't be too detrimental to the plants because that would be awful and entirely on me. I split one of the sundews because it had three plants in it, and each now has its own pot. Other than that, I'm waiting a few days to see how the moss sets up in the baskets before seeing if there's any room for topping off.



Each container has a reservoir and enough distilled water that there is good contact between the moss and the water. Because where I live we have extremely low humidity most of the year, I tend to need to over saturate the plants, hence making sure they are sitting in something, but it's still a work in progress to refine the watering strategy to a science. I am hoping the long moss will help, but I may need to get new containers that work for the baskets sent so the water level can be higher and reduce loss to evaporation.



And thank you for the moss. I appreciate the extra as it has gone to orchids and my other carnivores. I'm not sure I could ask for a better outcome as a first time customer. Thanks for being an outstanding vendor.



Questions:

There was no list of the plants that were in the bog, is there any way to find out what they are? I work in permaculture and it's likely that I will wind up propagating some of the plants when the opportunity arises. Knowing which species can be helpful when trying to give them away. Plus learning how to identify is always a good practice when it comes to plants.



When I purchased the bog, the pictures gave the impression the kit would come in an actual pot, not only a hydro basket. Would it be possible to offer a pot that fits the basket too? Currently I'm using a dog treat container as the reservoir because it all fits quite nicely until I can find something more suitable for the long term benefit of the plants. It would have been nice if the bog had that included already, but not sure that is an option. And again it's my fault for not reading more thoroughly.



Would it be ok to follow up in a few days after they have had a chance to settle in and see if I need to take any further steps to make sure the plants have the best shot I can offer them?



If there are any questions I can answer about what I have done, please feel free to ask.



Hope you have a fantastic week,

Charles

Morning Michael,



Thanks for the follow up! I included pics from after potting the plants. The fly trap looked the worst of them, I think it got a little crunched in shipping, a couple of the mouths fell off. I don't think it will be life ending. But would love any feedback since I am still learning about carnivorous plants. I have a couple sundews already and a pitcher that have been going strong for about a year now, which is fantastic here in the dry mountains of Arizona.



Currently the bog is in a humidity controlled tent, the plants in there have plenty of gnats for the plants to feed off of and 16 hours a day of light from a t8 rig. The others are in the living room, also getting about 16 hours of good light from both indirect sun and supplemental led sources. I did deviate from your directions a bit, and mixed some parent material into the sphagnum moss. It's the same material my other existing plants came in and have been surviving in, and then I read your instructions on the fly trap and not to do that. It's a super low density, just what the sphagnum could grab for itself, and hopefully that won't be too detrimental to the plants because that would be awful and entirely on me. I split one of the sundews because it had three plants in it, and each now has its own pot. Other than that, I'm waiting a few days to see how the moss sets up in the baskets before seeing if there's any room for topping off.



Each container has a reservoir and enough distilled water that there is good contact between the moss and the water. Because where I live we have extremely low humidity most of the year, I tend to need to over saturate the plants, hence making sure they are sitting in something, but it's still a work in progress to refine the watering strategy to a science. I am hoping the long moss will help, but I may need to get new containers that work for the baskets sent so the water level can be higher and reduce loss to evaporation.



And thank you for the moss. I appreciate the extra as it has gone to orchids and my other carnivores. I'm not sure I could ask for a better outcome as a first time customer. Thanks for being an outstanding vendor.



Questions:

There was no list of the plants that were in the bog, is there any way to find out what they are? I work in permaculture and it's likely that I will wind up propagating some of the plants when the opportunity arises. Knowing which species can be helpful when trying to give them away. Plus learning how to identify is always a good practice when it comes to plants.



When I purchased the bog, the pictures gave the impression the kit would come in an actual pot, not only a hydro basket. Would it be possible to offer a pot that fits the basket too? Currently I'm using a dog treat container as the reservoir because it all fits quite nicely until I can find something more suitable for the long term benefit of the plants. It would have been nice if the bog had that included already, but not sure that is an option. And again it's my fault for not reading more thoroughly.



Would it be ok to follow up in a few days after they have had a chance to settle in and see if I need to take any further steps to make sure the plants have the best shot I can offer them?



If there are any questions I can answer about what I have done, please feel free to ask.



Hope you have a fantastic week,

Charles

Hello, thanks for reaching out. Yes the plants arrived well. They were a little squished, I’m assuming from being boxed for a bit. I got them planted and hopefully they will start to reshape well. I’m excited to give them a good home.

Hi Michael.

We received the plant yesterday and it looks pretty good.

Attached is a pic of it in it's new home.

After a couple of days on the kitchen table it will go outside.



Regards,

Chuck

Yes you picked some nice plants with plenty of traps, they are all very beautiful and seem to be perking up and opening quickly, and I can’t seem to stop watching them for a prospective victim. I am 2 or 3 weeks into Carnivore parenting and have yet to see any catches/ traps of one on its own but see them inside the trap later and get very excited, feel like a child over it.

Yes you picked some nice plants with plenty of traps, they are all very beautiful and seem to be perking up and opening quickly, and I can’t seem to stop watching them for a prospective victim. I am 2 or 3 weeks into Carnivore parenting and have yet to see any catches/ traps of one on its own but see them inside the trap later and get very excited, feel like a child over it.

Hello, I ordered a plant from you and I want to make sure I am doing the planting correctly. How does this plant look to you.



Thanks and I can fill up the pitcher with distilled water half way correct?



Thanks. Vito