My D.admirrabbilis has not got much dew on it. It has got it on some of the leaves, on a fraction of about 2/10 leaves have got dew. My D.alicea is right next to it, and it produces dew like there is no tommorow. Both sundews have got he same growing conditions, so why is one producing a lot of dew and the other one produces small amounts?
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What are your temps like right now? This is a cool growing species by preference. I do regard this as distinct from D. cuneifolia which is much less forgiving, but the two have some obvious affinities as well, and D. cuneifolia is notorious for its dislike of overly wet and hot conditions. I have not cultivated it for long, but I suspect that under hot conditions the plant may well die back to the roots. Perhaps this is happening with your plants. If so, don't discard the pot, and maintain it just barely moist. Growth should resume once cooler weather arrives.
Of course, it might be something totally unrelated, but this thought enters my mind.
Good luck with your plant!
Of course, it might be something totally unrelated, but this thought enters my mind.
Good luck with your plant!
In warm conditions, particularly when the plant is flowering it will not look its best. Often there will not be much dew on the leaves and the rosette can become quite small.
William, despite extreme temps during the last Summer, none of the 3 forms I grow died back to the roots. They didn't look as nice as they could have but they managed fine.
William, despite extreme temps during the last Summer, none of the 3 forms I grow died back to the roots. They didn't look as nice as they could have but they managed fine.
Thanks for the information Sean. Another nail in the coffin for including this plant under D. cuneifolia. Looks different, grows different, flower is different, molecular genetics confirm its different, sheesh. Howe different does a plant have to be before it gets accepted as a species?
But I digress - another consideration would be light. Light powers growth which in turn results in dew. Are your rosettes nice and red, or less so? Lack of dew can be either a response to less than optimal growing conditions, or a seasonal response. As long as your plant continues to make good growth from the center, I wouldn't worry. Some species are more dewey than others.
But I digress - another consideration would be light. Light powers growth which in turn results in dew. Are your rosettes nice and red, or less so? Lack of dew can be either a response to less than optimal growing conditions, or a seasonal response. As long as your plant continues to make good growth from the center, I wouldn't worry. Some species are more dewey than others.
I had the same problem, but when I rose the humidity, and when my plants grew more leaves, there was dew on them. My old leaves don't produce dew any more. I cover my dews at night to raise the humidity, and when I wake up in the mornin', there was a lot of dew on the new leaves. Also, I mist a lot. BUT, a lot of people tell me that misting is bad, but I had no negative effect with the dew when I mist. Good luck!
I had bottles over them which got misted regualy. They are not producing any more dew now then they did then. I took the bottles off, and like I said, no less or more dew is produced now then then. They ARE stood in trays of water. My D.alicea has NOT stopped producing dew either.(I had a plastic bottle over D.alicea asswell, I since took it off)
