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Today at 2:59 exactly I observed my D. burmanii colony catch an adult House flie!! It had been flying around my house for about 2 days and then it made the foolish mistake of entering my bed room . It went straight for my sundew display and that was that.
<i>D. burmannii</i> is a short-lived annual, which is probably why you've never seen it offered anywhere.
I ordered some seeds from the ICPS seedbank, and plan to attempt to grow this neat little sundew. One of the coolest things about it is its long retentive glands, which can close around prey in less than a minute!
They'll sprout on long fibered sphagnum or plain peat moss.
If the seeds get %1OO humidity they'll get moldy so keep it lower. They'll germinate at a wide verity of temps but I used Highland nep temps a little on the warm side. BTW, I got near %100 germination with this.
Not too warm, around 68 degrees during the day outside. I covered the tray with plastic wrap and poked some holes in it. I tried sowing some other Drosera seeds but did not poke holes and left it in a darker place, it got attacked by fungus and I don't know if any will sprout. Oh, and I top watered so most got buried
I've learned my lesson, so I have confidence in these seeds
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