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Dewless D. capensis

  • #21
sounds like your exactly right. ortho bug-b-gone? SG says orthene is the best but im not sure which kind.

also i need a suggestion for some fungucide to use before i put my plants into dormancy.
 
  • #22
Orthenex I believe is the name it is now marketed under. You should be able to find it at just about anyplace that sells pestacides... I have even seen it at the garden center at the local drugstore...

Good luck
Steve
 
  • #23
so the stress can be a reason for dewless sundew  
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'cause i allready started to wander why my sundews are dry
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on this Saturday i bought 2 droseras - capensis and aliciae (i'm not sure for this one. 'cause on pot was written "mix of plants"
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 and from pictures in internet i found 3 very similar - aliciae, esterhuyseniae and longiscapa). how long it will take for them to start to "cry"?
 
  • #24
These are sub-tropicals so they don't require dormancy, but the D. capensis sometimes dies down to the roots. Make sure they're getting plenty of light and are well watered in trays and you'll probably see some dew formation within a week. When looking at the plants, try backlighting them or lighting from various angles. Often times my aliciae looks dewless but changing the light angle brings out the sparkle and indeed there is dew.


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  • #25
i brought them to my office, 'couse it's the best place for them during winter. i put them on a windowstill and plus daylight lamps are on all day long
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and today i saw some tiny dews on some leaves!!!!!!! hurray!!!
 
  • #26
I have learned that when a sundew is stressed / dewless, that it best to basically forget about the existing leaves. The dew doesn't return to them. Instead, I look for new growth. between stability of conditions and patience (like a week or so), things take care of themselves, so long as there is adequate lighting.
 
  • #27
indeed. my D. capensis is shot for now.


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