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Drosera admirabilis in South Africa
- Thread starter Christian Dietz
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jimscott
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pappydew
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Hi,
i am not sure about the day/night temperature drop in the habitats. I think, at least during winter, it can get quite cold, i would not even be surprised if the temperatures can go down as low as 0°C. I can assure you, that the weather on the Table Mountain can change within minutes from warm sunshine to cold fog. In cultivation, the plants do not need a night/day drop and will do fine with normal temperature. In my opinion, they benefit from a colder winter, though.
Drosera admirabilis sp. "floating" is growing in shallow flowing water. The water level is about 2-3 cm. The plants are not really floating, as they are still fixed to the soil. They just form a stem to put the rosettes over the water. We also found examples, that have grown "normaly".
regards,
Christian
i am not sure about the day/night temperature drop in the habitats. I think, at least during winter, it can get quite cold, i would not even be surprised if the temperatures can go down as low as 0°C. I can assure you, that the weather on the Table Mountain can change within minutes from warm sunshine to cold fog. In cultivation, the plants do not need a night/day drop and will do fine with normal temperature. In my opinion, they benefit from a colder winter, though.
Drosera admirabilis sp. "floating" is growing in shallow flowing water. The water level is about 2-3 cm. The plants are not really floating, as they are still fixed to the soil. They just form a stem to put the rosettes over the water. We also found examples, that have grown "normaly".
regards,
Christian
Hi,
i am growing Drosera sp. 'floating' for severaly years now. The only good difference i see in these plants to other forms of D. admirabilis is the flower structure. The rosettes are mostly identical for my eye. I grow it like any other south african drosera, that means like a normal non-floating rosette. I never really tried to let them float
Christian
i am growing Drosera sp. 'floating' for severaly years now. The only good difference i see in these plants to other forms of D. admirabilis is the flower structure. The rosettes are mostly identical for my eye. I grow it like any other south african drosera, that means like a normal non-floating rosette. I never really tried to let them float
Christian
