I got a D. Adelae last Thursday in the mail and let me tell you it looked horrible. I have some questions about this plant. I've been reading around and trying to find some cool other plants then the various types of Venus Flytraps and this was one that I found. I'm pretty sure this plant does not go into dormancy. Am I right about this? I'm wondering because when I took it out of the bag it came in it was all shriveled up, dry, pretty bad looking. It was shipped out on Monday or Tuesday and I got it on Thursday. Would it get that bad in only three to four days? I planted it in a four inch plastic pot in a mixture of peat moss and sand with some sphagnum moss on top and put it by the window. I've seen no improvements to it or any of the other plants since then. The temps are usually around 78 F by the window but I checked what the highest was and it said 100F!! How can it get that hot by the window? It's only that hot when the sun first comes up because it's a East window. I don't know if that's too hot or if it's OK for this type of plant but I have some others right there with it. Is there anything I could do to help fix the problem with this plant or do I need to let it heal by it's self? I could get pics but I don't know how to post them on this wed site so when I find out I will post them.
So to sum it up. Do they need a dorment time? What's the right temp and if it matters humidity. Will it fix it's self? What could I do? Thanks.
So to sum it up. Do they need a dorment time? What's the right temp and if it matters humidity. Will it fix it's self? What could I do? Thanks.