Carnivorous Help Topics
Shipping and your Carnivorous Plants
General Information about Carnivorous Plants
Growing the Venus Fly Trap
Growing the Sarracenia
Growing the Nepenthes
Growing the Darlingtonia Californica ( Cobra Lily, Cobra Plant )
Growing the Drosera or Sundew
Growing the Pinguicula
How to Plant a Terrarium
Reproducing your Carnivorous Plant
Troubleshooting Problems with your Carnivorous Plant
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Growing the Drosera or Sundew
Sundew plants get their name from the sticky dew drops that form on their leaves.
They also like lots of sun. They will do great when grown in a terrarium with
other carnivorous plants, as they have most of the same requirements. Some types
of sundews will need dormancy, while some are tropical and will not require
any dormancy period. Generally, a mix of peat moss/perlite will work nicely,
but some types may benefit more from other mediums such as sand or live sphagnum
moss. Many types of sundews will produce tall flower scapes with many many blooms,
and some will even self pollinate producing hundreds if not thousands of tiny
seeds. Fresh seed can be germinated on pots of pure wet peat moss, and small
plants can be seperated and replanted as they get established. Never let sundews
dry out.
Planting Instructions:
Sundew: Sundews can have
a variety of root system types depending on the species. D.Adelae or D.Binata
will have wirey travelling roots, while D.Rotundifolia will most often form
an elongated diminishing stem with not much resembling roots. If the plants
came in a cluster, leave the cluster intact and plant it as-is. Only bury the
lower portion of the sphagnum moss clump, and keep the whole pot nice and wet
while the plants grow and root in. All sundews will appreciate high ambient
humidity, but most do not like to be directly sprayed when misting. This can
cause leaves and tentacles to deteriorate before they would otherwise.
After transplanting, leave
your plants alone. They will need time to adjust and root in. Sundews will
appreciate tray watering, and Not top watering, especially when rooting in.
Use the tray method of watering, and keep up to 1" of water in it at all times during
growing season.
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