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So- in the wild, tuberous drosera go dormant during the hot, dry Summers and then grow during the mild, wet Winters.
In cultivation, a plant's climate is normally mimicked for them to grow propperly, but how neccessary is HEAT in tuberous drosera dormancy? Where I live, the average daily Summer high is 63F - which is nowhere near as hot as the North/West Aus Summers. Would this temperature range still be adequate for the plants to go dormant in? Or is it more important for them just to be kept dry?
I read the sticky how-to thread, where it mentions putting the pots somewhere 'out of the sun' in a 'dark corner' and should not be exposed to the sun or other heat sources, which implies that they should be kept on the cooler side? I realise that most of y'all have more pronounced Summers than me, so keeping a plant in shade might still provide adequate enought heat, but maybe the same wouldn't apply to my own conditions?
Thanks!
In cultivation, a plant's climate is normally mimicked for them to grow propperly, but how neccessary is HEAT in tuberous drosera dormancy? Where I live, the average daily Summer high is 63F - which is nowhere near as hot as the North/West Aus Summers. Would this temperature range still be adequate for the plants to go dormant in? Or is it more important for them just to be kept dry?
I read the sticky how-to thread, where it mentions putting the pots somewhere 'out of the sun' in a 'dark corner' and should not be exposed to the sun or other heat sources, which implies that they should be kept on the cooler side? I realise that most of y'all have more pronounced Summers than me, so keeping a plant in shade might still provide adequate enought heat, but maybe the same wouldn't apply to my own conditions?
Thanks!