Curly drosera

[Ambellina]

My D. capensis is definitely growing new leaves and stuff, but even the new ones that are coming in are curling backwards and the old leaves are like.. in complete curly-q's. Is that normal? Any idea what might be causing it?

 

[nepenthes_ak]

A picture maybe I think ive heard of this b4 does it look like this

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums....4d4.jpg

If its curling over the prey this is normal!

Next time try posting this in the Drosera page.

 

[Drosera36]

This used to happen to mine. Apparently, it was because it was about to flower. Lots of weird stuff happens to D. capensis before/ while they flower.

-Ben

 

[Ambellina]

Sorry, my camera is pretty awful at taking close ups. (Or else I'm just camera-tarded)

But no, there's no buggies and definitely no dew. The media is plenty wet.. maybe too wet? She's getting 15 hours a day from a "cool daylight" flourescent bulb (6500K and 1600 lumens?) Terrarium usually hangs out around 55 to 65% humidity. Typically 75 - 80º during the day. The only other thing I can think of is that it's getting too cold in there at night, the temperature in my bedroom dips down to 68ish when I'm sleeping.

 

[BigCarnivourKid]

Don't really need that much humidity. Can't tell from the pic what might be causing the problem. Temps are fine. Mine get cooler temps than that when I put them outside in the spring.

 

[ktulu]

Congrats you have succeeded where i couldnt, controling the uncontrolable spread of a capensis. LOL.

Mine did that for a while when it had small green bugs (pests) on the base. When I drowned them out by submerging it for 24 hours it eventually overgrew everything else in my terrarium and I couldnt control. The dew returned and it grew normally everywhere it found a place to grow.

 

[jimscott]

Give it time and light. It will perk up.