Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 01:23:52 +0000 From: Peter Cole <carnivor@flytrap.demon.co.uk> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1451$foo@default> Subject: Re: Drosera scorpioides cultivation
Brian Evans <B.M.Evans@exeter.ac.uk> writes:
>Can anyone give me some advice about a couple of problems, please?
>The first one is about Drosera scorpioides. I have tried growing
>them several times but they always fade away slowly during the
>summer, or die suddenly during the winter. They are kept with many
>other Drosera species which thrive in the same conditions. Minimum
>winter temperature is around 40 Fahrenheit, summer maximum about 110
>F. They
Way too hot I'd say! Not many plants are going to tolerate 110F
for long, and I don't think D.s is one of them. Winter temp seems
OK, but I do find they're prone to mould, and I often lose a lot of
them. But they make plenty of gemmae, so the colony never dies out.
It's a shame I can't keep them going for many years, as they
certainly look beautiful when they've got really woody with age.
>stand in shallow water during the summer, and I have tried both wet
>and almost dry storage in the winter. The growing medium is the
>original one from the supplier(s). Can anyone suggest why they
I find peat:sand fine for them, but perhaps a much sandier mix would
be better in the winter - I haven't tried.
>don\222t survive?
>
>The second problem is identification of a Drosera grown from seed
>collected by a friend in South Africa.
> It is an upright plant, about 4cm high after one season. The leaves
> are very similar to D. Capensis
>but grow at random up the stem. It seems to need high temperature
>and humidity, at least to germinate. The parent plant was apparently
>growing in sandy soil on a mountain side. Which species could this
>be?
Most likely D.cistiflora, or similar (zeheri, pauciflora?, alba?)
When you say "high temperature" I do worry about the 110F you quote
above, but hey - if you're keeping it alive, then you're doing
better than me :-)
Happy growing,
Peter
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