BIZARRE
TROPICALS
CARE GUIDELINES
venus flytrap (dionaea m.)
Sun Venus flytraps requires a minimum of 5 hours direct sunlight to thrive in the long run. Keep plants sitting in 1-2cm of distilled water at all times (summer and winter). Our flytraps are grown in full sun so are already adapted to those conditions.
Water Plants MUST stand in 1-2cm of RO water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under).
Soil and repotting Our professional potting mix (a mix of sphagnum peat moss and perlite) can be used to repot your flytrap and at the end of summer when your plant starts to go dormant. To repot your flytrap carefully take the plant out of its pot. Take off as much as the peat mix as you can with your hands and wash the rest of with water. Fill the pot with new peat mix halfway then hold the plants in the centre of the pot and carefully refill round the plant. You need to repot your flytrap every 3-4 years.
Fertilization Venus flytraps do not need any form of fertilization. Fertilizers can easily burn your flytraps and if it lands in the soil it will kill the plant. When grown outdoors is full sun the plant will attract a lot of insects naturally.
Dormancy and temperature Your flytrap will start to go dormant at the end of June. During this time most of the traps will turn black and all the new traps formed will be significantly smaller that the traps produced in the summer time. All the dead traps can be carefully removed and the plant can be left outside in full sun and water.
american pitcher plants (sarracenia)
Sun American pitcher plants requires a minimum of 5 hours direct sunlight to thrive in the long run. Keep plants sitting in 1-2cm of distilled or rain water at all times (summer and winter). Our Pitcher plants are grown in full sun so are already adapted to those conditions.
Water Plants MUST stand in 1-2cm of distilled or rain water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under).
Soil and repotting Our professional potting mix (a mix of sphagnum peat moss and perlite) can be used to repot your pitcher plant and the end of summer when your plant starts to go dormant. To repot your pitcher plant carefully take the plant out of its pot. Take off as much as the peat mix as you can with your hands and wash the rest of with water. Fill the pot with new peat mix halfway then hold the plants in the centre of the pot and carefully refill round the plant. You need to repot your pitcher plant every 2-3 years.
Fertilization American pitcher plants do not need any form of fertilization. Fertilizers can easily burn your plants and if it lands in the soil it will kill the plant. When grown outdoors is full sun the plant will attract a lot of insects naturally.
Dormancy and temperature The pitchers of your plant will start to go brown at the end of June. During this time you can cut off the old traps 2-3cm above soil level, taking care not to damage the crown of the plant. You can leave your plant outside in water.
sundews (drosera)
Sun Most Drosera species requires a minimum of 5 hours direct sunlight to thrive in the long run. Keep plants sitting in 1-2cm of distilled or rain water at all times (summer and winter). Our sundews are grown in full sun so are already adapted to those conditions.
Water Most species of Drosera MUST stand in 1-2cm of distilled or rain water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under).
Soil and repotting Our professional flytrap potting mix (a mix of sphagnum peat moss and perlite) can be used to repot your Drosera every few years. To repot your sundew carefully take the plant out of its pot. Take off as much as the peat mix as you can with your hands and wash the rest of with water. Fill the pot with new peat mix halfway then hold the plants in the centre of the pot and carefully refill round the plant.
Fertilization Drosera do not need any form of fertilization. Fertilizers can easily burn your plants and if it lands in the soil it will kill the plant. When grow outdoors is full sun the plant will attract a lot of insects naturally.
Dormancy and temperature Only temperate and winter-growing species require dormancy.
tropical pitcher plants (nepenthes)
Sun Nepenthes requires very bright light and high humidity to thrive. Direct sun will burn your plants.
Water Plants MUST be watered with distilled or rain water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under). Keep plants moist at all times
Soil and repotting Our professional Nepenthes potting mix (a mix of sphagnum peat moss, bark and perlite) can be used to repot your Nepenthes every couple of years. To repot your Nepenthes carefully take the plant out of its pot. Take off as much as the peat mix as you can with your hands and wash the rest of with water. Fill the pot with new peat mix halfway then hold the plants in the centre of the pot and carefully refill round the plant. You need to repot your Nepenthes every 3-4 years.
Fertilization Seagrow and diluted multifeed can be used to foliar feed your Nepenthes. Take care not to use too much fertilizer as the plants will stop producing pitchers when overfed.
Dormancy and temperature Nepenthes does not have a true dormancy period.
butterworts (pinguicula)
Sun Pinguicula species requires bright light but not direct sunlight to thrive.
Water Most Pinguicula species MUST stand in 1-2cm of distilled or rain water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under).
Soil and repotting Our professional Pinguicula potting mix (a mix of sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite and perlite) can be used to repot your Pinguicula and the end of summer when your plant starts to go dormant. To repot your Pinguicula carefully take the plant out of its pot. Take care not to damage the plants as they do not have a lot of roots and are extremely brittle. Fill the pot with new peat mix halfway then hold the plants in the centre of the pot and carefully refill round the plant. You need to repot your Pinguicula every 1-2 years.
Fertilization Plants will attract enough insects on their own and do not require any other form of fertilization.
Dormancy and temperature Pinguicula plants will start to form a tighter rosette when entering dormancy. Their growth will slow down dramatically. Keep your plants drier in the winter months when they are dormant to avoid rotting.
bladderworts (utricularia)
Sun Most terrestrial species do well outdoors in full sun with Drosera species while tropical species must be grown in terrarium or greenhouse.
Water Plants must be kept standing in 2cm of distilled or rain water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under).
Soil and repotting Aquatic and terrestrial species do best in a mix of 4 parts peat moss to one part perlite.
Tropical species do well in a one to one ratio of peat and perlite.
Fertilization A 1:10 mix of seagrown and distilled or rain water can be used as a foliar feed once a month on all species.
Dormancy and temperature Utricularia does not have a true dormancy period.
australian pitcher plants (cephalotus)
Sun Cephalotus requires a minimum of 5 hours of bright sunlight but not direct, to thrive in the long run. You can water your Cephalotus from the top of the pot with distilled or rain water one or twice a week.
Water Plants mus be kept slightly moist at all times and only water with distilled or rain water (or any water with a TDS of 100 and under).
Soil and repotting Our professional Cephalotus potting mix (a mix of sphagnum peat moss, silica sand and perlite) can be used to repot your Cephalotus every 4-5 years. We do not recommend repotting your Cephalotus more than what is absolutely necessary because plants take a long time to recover from repotting.
Fertilization We do not recommend fertilizing your Cephalotus.Fertilizers can easily burn your plants and if it lands in the soil it will kill the plant.
Dormancy and temperature Cephalotus does not have a true dormancy period.
non-carnivorous plants
We offer a wide variety of companion plants, such as: terrestrial orchids, bat-flowers, succulents, epiphytic orchids and many more.
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Care instructions for each species will be given with each individual order.