Category: Care Instructions


  • Pinguicula Care Instruction Basics Wondering how to take care of your Mexican Pinguicula (Butterworts)? Start here! Watering Most Pinguicula should be always moist. Use the tray method! Fill a tray with 0.5″ (1.27cm) to 1″ (2.54cm) of water and place the plant in the tray. Once the tray dries up refill with water. Sunlight Give…

  • Nepenthes Care Instruction Basics Wondering how to take care of Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher Plants)? Start Here! Watering Nepenthes should be always moist but should not be left to sit in water for an extended period. Overhead watering is beneficial and one can even refill the pitchers to about half the volume if needed. Avoid watering…

  • Drosera Care Instruction Basics Wondering how to take care of your Sundew (Drosera)? Start here! These instructions will help you take care of your Drosera capensis or other easy growing Sundews. Here you can find care instructions we use to grow our various kinds of Drosera, with a focus on subtropical and tropical species! Watering…

  • Venus Flytrap Care Instruction Basics Wondering how to care for a Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)? Begin here! Sunlight Give your Venus Flytrap as much light as possible! Full sun locations are happy places for these plants. If this is not possible, they will settle for a very sunny windowsill. Fertilizer Do not add fertilizer. Instead,…

  • Sarracenia Care Instruction Basics Wondering how to take care of Sarracenia (North American Pitcher Plants)? Start here: Watering Sarracenia should always be moist. Use the tray method! Fill a tray with 0.5″ (1.27cm) to 1″ (2.54cm) of water and place the plant in the tray. When the tray dries up refill it with water. How…