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Drosera sp.

Hi guys. I'm new to this hobby, this is my current plants.Currently planning to build a terrarium but I got only few info on building one, I'm a bit hesitant about my lighting and fan for cooling my lights even I'm planning to put LED tube on it.

Any suggestions would be well appreciated.

I got it 5days ago, the picture was on its third day on me. ;)


Drosera burmannii
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Drosera spatulata
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Welcome to TF!
 
You may not need to go all out and build a terrarium. My sundews live in an open tray under my lights, and most subtropical species (like the two you posted) grow great.
 
Welcome to TF!

Thanks mate! :D

You may not need to go all out and build a terrarium. My sundews live in an open tray under my lights, and most subtropical species (like the two you posted) grow great.

Oh I see, but sometimes in the house its quite hot and the humidity is kinda low. I also consider when I got alot of them since I'm using a pinlight with 7w LED at the moment. thanks mate!
 
Thanks mate! :D



Oh I see, but sometimes in the house its quite hot and the humidity is kinda low. I also consider when I got alot of them since I'm using a pinlight with 7w LED at the moment. thanks mate!

Not sure what your climate and location is like, but I grow the majority of my Sundews (Capensis, Binata, Spatulata, Regia, Venusta etc) outside in a deep plastic container to increase humidity. They are really growing very well outside, even in Winter. I just bring the container inside at night during the winter months, except for the Regia which I leave outside.
I've got Subtropical climate here.

PS. whats that growing behind your Spatulata? D. Indica?
 
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Not sure what your climate and location is like, but I grow the majority of my Sundews (Capensis, Binata, Spatulata, Regia, Venusta etc) outside in a deep plastic container to increase humidity. They are really growing very well outside, even in Winter. I just bring the container inside at night during the winter months, except for the Regia which I leave outside.
I've got Subtropical climate here.

PS. whats that growing behind your Spatulata? D. Indica?

I don't really know for now, it was given as a freebie when I bought the 2 Drosera sp.

If I can propagate them, I'll try setting them up on outdoor setup. :D
 
Welcome to the forums! Don't worry too much about humidity for now. In my experience, the Drosera you're growing are not particularly picky.

(Postscript: I love the coloring on your D. spatulata!)
 
The only really humidity dependent drosera I know of are the woollies from australia and maybe the queensland trio. D. burmannii is pretty adaptable from what I've seen. What I've grown I keep at around 30% tray-local humidity, except for germination domes. The only effect I've watched from humidity is that the water in the air merges with the sugary dewdrops, which really doesn't do much at all. Might as well top-water them. But if anyone has seen humidity keep their plants robust and gluey then I won't argue!
I don't know jack about LEDs so go on and experiment. We all will be waiting! Curious: why the cooling fan? How hot do your lights get?
Propagate that burmanii. Those things seed like gremlins.
What's that little bugger next to your spathulata? Looks pretty different from anything you've got cataloged.
 
Welcome to the forums! Don't worry too much about humidity for now. In my experience, the Drosera you're growing are not particularly picky.

(Postscript: I love the coloring on your D. spatulata!)

Thanks mate!

Yes, it is from an outdoor setup. I'm hoping that I can maintain that with high lights. :)

The only really humidity dependent drosera I know of are the woollies from australia and maybe the queensland trio. D. burmannii is pretty adaptable from what I've seen. What I've grown I keep at around 30% tray-local humidity, except for germination domes. The only effect I've watched from humidity is that the water in the air merges with the sugary dewdrops, which really doesn't do much at all. Might as well top-water them. But if anyone has seen humidity keep their plants robust and gluey then I won't argue!
I don't know jack about LEDs so go on and experiment. We all will be waiting! Curious: why the cooling fan? How hot do your lights get?
Propagate that burmanii. Those things seed like gremlins.
What's that little bugger next to your spathulata? Looks pretty different from anything you've got cataloged.

Thanks, rainy season is starting here so humidity won't be a problem at the moment. hehe.
I came to realized that I might not really need a fan for my set up since LED gets least hot even for a long time in use, and fan will lower the humidity? Am I right?
I really don't know what is this little martian beside my D. spatulata mate. I'll try to ask my seller. :D
 
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UPDATE:

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I also bought a timer. :D
 
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If that's indica, I'd bet you probably can afford it conditions similar to spathulata, considering their ranges, which overlap. Of course, I know nothing of indica, never grown it, and I also know nothing of your spathulata clone.
 
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D. burmannii update :)

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If that's indica, I'd bet you probably can afford it conditions similar to spathulata, considering their ranges, which overlap. Of course, I know nothing of indica, never grown it, and I also know nothing of your spathulata clone.

It really looks like a D. indica after checking the pictures on D. indica on the net. :) the way it eats insect. I hope it is indica. thanks! :D
 
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It looks like a young D. indica. This species needs to be fed early and often! They do very well outside or in a terrarium setting:





 
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@jimscott I like your plants mate! Really beautiful!

At the moment, I can't do an outdoor set up. Its rainy season in our country, and we have an open gate at the moment. hehe

I found an old enclosure of my asian pit viper and I covered it with aluminum foil and used it like this. after taking this picture I added a glass of water inside. :D

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update

flower
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tried feeding it with a nymph of Blaptica dubia and it fails. the burmannii didn't respond to it. -_-
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algae on water. gonna water change this evening.
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this little monster eats like there is no tomorrow :D
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bloom please.

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btw guys, how long before my D. burmannii flower blooms? It is still not blooming. :(
 
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...btw guys, how long before my D. burmannii flower blooms? It is still not blooming. :(

Oh, man. I know how that feels. It's happened to me SO much. Once my own D. spatulata had a bunch of stalks with buds that had tips of pink poking out, and I had to wait another week for them to open.

Just gonna warn you, though, from what I've read, D. burmannii is generally considered an annual and usually dies after flowering. It does make a lot of seeds to make up for that, though.
 
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Oh, man. I know how that feels. It's happened to me SO much. Once my own D. spatulata had a bunch of stalks with buds that had tips of pink poking out, and I had to wait another week for them to open.

Just gonna warn you, though, from what I've read, D. burmannii is generally considered an annual and usually dies after flowering. It does make a lot of seeds to make up for that, though.

Oh my, I will watch out for my burmannii. Thanks mate!

Update!

Newly acquired and newly repotted D. filiformis
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repotted D. indica
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my current set up. I'm gonna add 1 light fixture.
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