Hi all, I'm happy to say that more D.meristocaulis seeds are sprouting - it looks like I've got a good crop. I'm VERY happy about this! The roraimae and ...
hello, I'm growing plants from the petiolaris complex for some years now. for the moment, my plants are in dormancy (most of them), some like D.paradoxa or...
I would give them some air if what you have is scealed. Grant ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. [Non-text portions of this...
hi, thanks for advice Grant. I'll try this, and see what happens. a strange fact is that I haven't changed my growth conditions.....and now I have thoose...
Hi Patrice, D. ordensis, in my painful experience, is a bit more fuzzy about humidity and wetness of the soil in the dormancy then e.g. D. paradoxa. It seems...
hi Marcus, thanks for the advice. this seem to confirm the last one..... I would like to know if it's better to keep this plant completely dry during...
Hi Patrice, I tried this year to keep petiolaris sundews that went into dormancy at very low humidity and with one damp soil (I grow most in sphagnum). That...
I should also add that ordensis seems a lot less fussy about underwatering during dormancy - it appears as though it can be kept almost bone dry. Anyone else...
hello, thanks for the answers. it seem that I wetted my plants a bit too much....I'll keep them a bit more dry (bone dry you said Matt ? ok ! ) next year. ...
hi patrice actually, i dont really recommend drying them out that much, but ive done this with ordensis and its been ok. humidity at the time was 100%. ive...
hi Matt, all the list, thank you for these tricks. I'll try them next winter. I think I'll build two separate terrarium, one with high, and the other one with...
AHHHH one of my sundew collections (seedlings) were murdered by the little buggers! what can i do to help get rid of the gnats untill the dews are larger so...
Well you could pour boiling water over your cp mix before you spread the seed. That will kill any grubs. Also some types of pesticide could be used if...
Hi everyone, I'm very pleased to announce that a couple of my Drosera arenicola (Duida) are now flowering. I grew these from seed. Here are 2 photos: ...
hello, we all want plants with location data. but I have a question concerning the data : if we receive seeds with location data, and we sow them-grow...
Hi friends, Drosera indica never grew well for me. :( If you've got good luck with Drosera indica (meaning you have luck flowering it / producing seed), I've...
Patrice said... ... If you're 100% sure the seeds come from plants from a certain location (no matter how many generations it's been since the actual plants...
hello all, oh ! a different opinion....well, this is what I expected , two way of meanings. as I spoke abou this "problem" with a good friend, he opened...
Well since Drosera rarly have their flowers open more then a couple hours and most can and do self-pollinate most of us use the original location as true....
... I still find it amusing that sundews would try to attract insects both for nutrients and for pollination. Can you have it both ways? Would insects...
Hello all My name is John Carnell. I am 59 years old and have been maried for 39 years.I am the Logistics Manager at Bristol Street Motors in Birmingham. I...
Hi everybody Im a new member of the club. My Name is Belinda (you may have seen my postings on the cpuk site). Drosera are clearly my favourite carnivorous...
Welcome, Belinda. You're most likely to find an interesting variant if you go somewhere isolated from other populations, like mountains. Good luck, keep us...
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hi Belinda, welcome on this list. you are so lucky living in Australia ! I'm from France...ok, we have some Pinguicula, but our 3 Drosera can't beat what the...
Hi friends, Sorry for the cross-post. Many of you know that I sometimes offer spare plants for sale or trade. I need space yet again, so I'm going to try to...
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