Drosera venusta from JungleMel :)

[1joyceh]

Thank you JungleMel!!!
She arrived a little sandy, but after a little shower...looking great!!
What a great addition to my collection!
Thank you so much

[JungleMel]

I wrote all over the package for them to please keep it upright, LOL! Oh well, good enough. In a few weeks they will perk up and be covered in dew. Glad they made it ok! You can always add a little extra sand to the top to keep algae growth down, just make sure it wont seep minerals into the media (vinegar test= if it bubbles in the sand dont use it.) The more light you give it the redder they will be. If you ever have any problems pm me I'll help diagnose or send another. They should hopefully bloom for you too in the spring/summer.

Thanks so much again for the Stapelia and Hoya, so far so good! I'll take pics asap.

[pikkumyy]

boy drosera's are more complex then i thought.

i bought a capensis in about Feb. and it's just sat in some water and now it's flowering. though i do need to make a wind break somehow because the 'dew' keeps evaporating

[orchids4me]

Its cute!! But I'm going to have to look it up...I have no idea what it is....lol

[1joyceh]

Another carnivorous Emmaye, when she recovers she will be sparkling with sticky dew...looks like little diamonds! One thing about these guys...when a bug lands on them, the leaf actually curls around it, pressing it tighter to the sticky stuff, ensuring it will not get away. I had read that, but thought...yeah...right...LOL
Well after I had my drosera capensis for about 1 yr....lo and behold!! something caught my eye, a little movement when I was misting...sure enough...like a little octopus arm...it slowly wrapped around a soil gnat sitting on it..ok..I was hooked from then on...YIKES!!!

[katrina]

Sundew!! I just got 4 of these a few weeks back and I love them. I have 2 shorties like the one in your pic and 2 tall ones....all labeled as Drosera sp only.

I was told to place their little pots in saucers of distilled or R/O water...they are potted in what appears to be course coir only. I was told to never let them dry out and to keep them in a shady but semi-bright location.

Is this correct Jungle? Any other culture info you'd like to share?

[JungleMel]

@katrina It's tough to say without knowing if they are temperate or tropical, but if that's the culture info you got so far I'll go with tropical. I like and have had good results with using a 1:1 sand and peat mix and a bit of perlite for better airation and to let the roots grow easier. It makes it easy to keep them moist if you use the tray method to water them. I keep an inch of water in a dish they sit in and refill it once a week. I'll also occasionally water from overhead to refresh the water, but it's not necessary. Some species will turn bright red so I give them brighter light then "shady to semi-bright" I think, lol. I never know what those vague descriptions really mean! Like any other carnivorous plant distilled, RO, or rain water unless you have tap water thats especially low in dissolved solids, like under 100 ppm. Tropical sundews are so easy to take care of, really nothing fancy!

[JungleMel]

Sorry for the delay, I can't find my camera. I just took a quick shot of them with my phone.
Hoya kentiana - I did what you recommended and made two.


Stapelia gigantea - Hope I did this right. I read that I should just mist the top layer of the media to try and reduce rot risk while it's hopefully rooting. Is that correct Joyce?


Edit: Don't laugh at my poorly rigged set ups for holding them in place. I'm out of stakes!

[1joyceh]

I do the same 'staking method' LOL...hey! it works!! soon she won't need them, will be a stand up beauty for you
yes, but go easy, they are notorious for rotting at the soil line...I do a deep water about once a week...fertilize about 1 x month...you may want to do that every 2 wks, a light root stimulator...early in the morning, so that the top dries befor dark...I have mine in a bright, but not direct sunlight window, you can have her at the edge of your lighting, soon she will be growing well for you
I am glad they arrived safely Melody, and again, thank you so much for my 'little Red'
she is wonderful

[jsehorn]

That Drosera is so cute! I had several Drosera, but when I moved back to OKC from Portland, I had limited space to bring plants with me, and they didn't quite make the cut, but I'll probably get a few this spring.

[1joyceh]

the kentiana will root without difficulty, I do the same culture with the hoyas, as I do with the orchids...mist daily...feed the same...they can be little piglets when it comes to nutrients and light.... they are not as at risk as the stapelia for rot...just think stapelia, same as cactus, once you get her rooted...
I know you will do great with them