Re: Help with D. Capensis

Rick Walker (walker@hpl-cutt.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 06 Jul 93 19:13:47 PDT

Michael,

> D. capensis is one of those South African Drosera which can't
> take heat. Yup, they went away fast when I tried growing them
> outdoors on a rooftop in AZ. That 115F did em in! ... If your
> plants heated up, that could be it.

Very interesting! That explains what recently happened to my D. capensis
better than my other theories. All my plants croaked at about the same
time after a record-breaking heat wave.

I'd better put the pruned and repotted plants in a cooler area to avoid
a relapse.

Thanks for new insight into the problem.

--
Rick