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Just got a "bulb" cube for Christmas. It has a VFT and S. Purpurea bulb. The Purpurea bulb is huge! Both bulbs have growth and look healthy so maybe I can have some new growth in a week or 2. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

You should be able to,i can't think of any reasons why not.

snapperhead51 wrote:

victorcai wrote:I wish my local lowes sold sarracenia rubras

victorcia
Well dont go there !! in spring try eBay for a source of plants you will get better quality and ranges of plants,, or ask people on here who are experienced growers in your country ,to see if they have split there sarras up and have spare plants , every 3 years I triple up on mine !! or look up the carnivorous plant society in your state or country and email the secretary or who ever is contactable on there web site and ask where or whom you can get the plants you want , these people like me will know who,when, where and how ,as there are all growers and have a huge resources and knowledge base of most or all CP's , for experience and to gain the proven knowledge you need joining a CP society is a proven way to get all you need from plants , resources , mediums , and supplies or will tell where to obtain them at discounted prices in you are a member !! rather than a store that carries a few un-named plants ??
J

Lowe's is a good source if you are looking for cheap, beaten plants . It can be good for the price, but you get what you pay for. Certainly you can get a better plant online for a slightly higher price, but much better quality. I'd use Lowe's as a last resort for cheap CPs

Cheap plants should be emphasized. Lowe's is the only place I've bought any CPs. Though not in the best shape initially, they have always come through for me and, with time, turned in to nice plants.

I'd recommend it to anyone.

My S. Purpurea from Lowes is making a big turn around. Has nice sized pitchers with red veins. When I first bought it it had 1 nice, healthy pitcher. Now it has 4 and working on a 5th.

Shouldn't your VFT and S. purpurea be dormant right now?

Yes, they should but they were bought very late in the season so I decided to skip it this year:). I let most of my VFT go dormant but I have 3 that I skipped dormancy on. Hopefully, they'll be fine.

Well, be careful when you let them skip dormancy. I let one of my venus flytraps skip dormancy last year and it perished

Skipping dormancy can work well,as long as you know what your doing,also previous life of the plant can affect it,say,if it's had dormancy skipped the year before,it has less chance of surviving another skip.

Yeah, and it's also okay for them to skip if they're really young or seedlings.

Yeah. I can't expect Lowe's to give Venus Fly Trap any chance at going dormant . As of now it is way too late to put a plant dormant as days are already getting longer.

I know,lowes aren't the best place for a FlyTrap.

Well, I bought 3 of my CP's from Lowes and they've done very well

It's fine when they get an owner,but when lowes have 'em they aren't very good owners

Daniel:

Do they have Lowe's in the UK? I'm impressed... I didn't know that.