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I received a D. Regia in the post a few weeks ago and it got really damaged by the courier company :-( I potted the plant and stuck it in my Terrarium to try and boost the recovery process.. It's loving the new environment!
Sorry to hear that. Did you damage the roots as well? You might still have a chance to save it?
My Regia is actually grown in a peat/silica sand mix and sphagnum on top. Live Sphagnum is super scarce here in South Africa. You can't buy the stuff from any supplier that I am aware of. I only got the sphagnum because It came with the plant. "Holding thumbs that sphagnum grows like crazy"
I will eventually grow it outside with my other sundews (Capensis, Binata and such) Just wanted to make sure it had optimal growing conditions to recover in.
cool,that makes sense ,i find them tougher than some make out,mine got frozen last winter and died back under the surface ,but now are coming back with serious attitude
cool,that makes sense ,i find them tougher than some make out,mine got frozen last winter and died back under the surface ,but now are coming back with serious attitude
These plants definitely need seasonal cues (winter temperatures mainly) for long term growth. I was growing mine indoors, after three years they were noticeably declining. I moved them outdoors and after the first winter they more than doubled their size.
These plants definitely need seasonal cues (winter temperatures mainly) for long term growth. I was growing mine indoors, after three years they were noticeably declining. I moved them outdoors and after the first winter they more than doubled their size.
Hi, thanks for sharing. I've subsequently moved mine out of the terrarium and it's now growing with my other sundews outside during the day and I bring them in during the night, temp drop in my flat is about 15 degrees Celsius. We are having a bit of a cold spell so I don't want to keep them outside at night during this time.
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