jimscott
Tropical Fish Enthusiast
@Jimscott: That's Vancouver, Washington State. We're across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.
In that case.... who's your buddy!? If you ever get seeds...
@Jimscott: That's Vancouver, Washington State. We're across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.
My plants experience winter temperatures at night around 64-68°F (18-20°C). The only ones that have ever gone dormant on me are D. paradoxa. It has been remarked by other growers that D. paradoxa seems to go dormant at random times.
We experience random dormancy by D. paradoxa too...which is why we do the divide and conquer strategy. Manual divisions for backups against losses. LOL
I know D.Lanata can get nights as cold as 5-6C in winter, but this is normally only for a few nights at a time, and the days are still in excess of 24C, so I would imagine it would have to get pretty cold for a sustained period to induce a dormancy, there is a population near a town called Herberton, and they have recorded temps as low as 1-3C, but 5-6C is the coldest I have ever recorded at a location with them (west of Mareeba near a mates place) and it is never sustained for more than a few nights.
In that case.... who's your buddy!? If you ever get seeds...
Those are some beautiful petiolaris Droseras you have there. Is that D. falconeri?
I've just recently acquired some paradoxa, ordensis and broomensis seeds. Looking forward to them germinating. They should be easy to maintain here in Trinidad but time will tell.
Yes, it is D. falconeri. The other plants are D. paradoxa, D. dilatato-petiolaris, D. lanata and D. ordensis assuming the last ones survive having been divided.
That's a nice score on those seeds. 'Sounds like your climate should be great for them. I would like to hear how they do.
On your avatar - are those kiwi fruit? Whatever they are - impressive plants!
Beautiful falconeri... been trying to get my hands on some of those seeds but no luck thus far.
What it all comes down to for me is the petiolaris sundews need all the regular things sundews need: relatively high light levels, lots of water and fairly standard Drosera soil. But what they need besides is humidity in the 70%+ levels and temperatures that never go below the 70's F., unless you are intentionally inducing dormancy. How you produce these conditions can vary a lot. In truly tropical climates they can be grown out of doors.
yes. that will work. very well as a matter of fact. dont be afraid to bump up the max temps either. they can take it up to 120-125F in the wild.
Hey, what is the source of your humidity? is it just a tray and your terrarium keeps all the humidity in? because i don't have a terrarium but in the setup I'm experimenting in the humidity is right at 40% humidity when it is 97 degrees F and at night the humidity is 80/90% when the temps are in the low 70's. do you guys think this will work? thanks for the help!
PS. I don't have any plants yet I'm experimenting before i get any. And any newbie tips you can give on growing petiolaris complex sundews would be much appreciated!