D. capensis attacked by ravenous FUNGUS!
Richard K. Stewart (stewart@postoffice.ptd.net)
Fri, 29 Dec 1995 20:31:11 -0500
To all:
I just started cultivating CPs three months ago. I ordered my plants as
bare root stocks and up until now they were doing fine. I had ordered three
plants I thought to be hardy. I ordered two butterworts and one Cape Sundew
(Drosera capensis). I started them out in dried peat moss (dead sphagnum)
and they lived quite well for three months. But all of a sudden one day I
saw that my D.capensis had lost it's leaves. Upon further inspection I noted
that the bases of the leaves were black and probably rotten. I got all
worried that I had over watered them, polluted the water, etc. Until seven
hours later when I found white fuzz coming from the base of the leaves (the
leaves were well developed until the FUNGUS attacked). I immediateley
transplanted my plants to soil I had put in the oven at 200 degrees for two
hours. I also made sure that everything about this new environment was
sterile.NOW what should I do to keep this Cape Sundew alive? What should I
do to keep this FUNGUS from spreading to my other CPs? How should I prevent
this from happening again? If I should kill this fungus with a fungicide:
Which brand or kind is best? How much should I put on this cape sundew? Will
the fungicide that works with the D.capensis also work with the butterworts
if they get this fungus? Is this terrible little fungus as scary as it seems?
Bret Stewart
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
Rick Stewart
stewart@postoffice.ptd.net