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    Drosera capensis

    Tropicat replied to Karsty's topic in Drosera

    For me drosera capensis grows like a weed. I start to find them with other plants as well. The seeds must have spread when i put them together, bcs new sundews are popping up everywhere. I had such a big collection of drosera capensis (alba) last summer, that i started experimenting with them. I tried different soils, they can go pretty acidic before they die. Also i put some outside. The temp went down to -5 C in the night (5 in the day) and they survived. Only when the day temp went down to 0C they died. These plants can take more than i thought. If you would like the white variety, pm me
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    Im also growing mine in tall pots in the windowsill. I used to have black tips too and wasn't sure what was wrong. I have moved them from a north to a south facing window and I started to water them twice a week with cold rainwater. It took them about a year, but to my surprise they now start to look really good.
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    I agree, some dont seem all that different from each other. when im in doubt if im falling for marketing tricks, i bring someone who is not into carnivorous plants. If they can't tell the difference, its not worth it to me. Personally im in love with the jaws smiley! I bought this one last summer and i can't wait for it show its bigger traps!
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    I wouldn't worry too much, if you provide the right care. dm's need a winterrest. In the winter they slow their growth, or even stop all together. You keep them on the dryer side then. In the spring/ summer they start to grow again. When they do, put them with their feet in the (rain)water! I had mine coming back from almost nothing. Please give us an update after some time! :)
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    Im growing my sarra's outside in pots, unprotected from the environment. I have done this for a few years now, and they have done very well for me. But now some pretty bad frost is coming our way. It may get down to -10 C here. Bcs of the wind they predicted it can feel like -15C. How low can they go? I read online that they can take around 0C. Has anyone found the bottomline yet? Is it better to keep them dryer?
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    that looks amazing
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    I agree with Argo88 there, so nice to see when ppl post updates!! It looks awesome!
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    Is it peat : perlite?
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    any updates?
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    Nepenthes rajah

    Tropicat replied to werds's topic in Nepenthes

    beautiful
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    Im a bit apprehensive to continue with the experiment... I have decided to bring it in and see what happens.. It has had a cold period now. I can still compare it to my other cephs that I kept indoors and see what the difference will be in growth. Do cephs need a dormancy period?
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    Any updates?
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    Very interesting question. I have never seen anyone try this so maybe other ppl will know? Are you going to try this as an experiment?
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    I can't see the pictures?
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    Nepenthes rajah

    Tropicat replied to werds's topic in Nepenthes

    Looks good! I have one thats of similar size, but mine is struggling a bit. How often do you water yours?
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    Wow that looks really great, It looks a bit like a lowland nep but i think you can grow it highland too? I looked up N. suki: its N. rafflesiana x sibuyanensis. I have N. hookeriana (rafflesiana x ampullaria) and a N. sibuyanensis. I'm growing both in highland conditions.
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    Update: So i was planning to overwinter my ceph outside all winter. It had tons of new growth. It started to freeze here + it is very humid. All the new growth turned brown and my ceph doesnt look all that happy either. So im puting it in the shed anyways. My experiment failed....
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    impressive
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    looking beautiful!
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    looks interesting
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    Im not sure what it is, but since the environment has an influence on it, I have the feeling its a protective meganism from the plant to sth bad in the environment. For now im blaming low humidity.
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    It's always interesting to see alternative setups. Very interesting to see how the Nep roots deal with that!
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    I have also noticed it on some of the leaves of my N. sanguinea, but i don't think that one is pure. It could be a hybrid. I have moved them around a bit so they are not in the sunlight anymore. My neps dont really dry out, i water them every other day. It could be low humidity, so im trying to raise that as well. I'm still trying to figure out what exactly causes it, if i think i figured it out i will let you know.
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    Here in holland i overwinter my cephs in the shed.. I am going to experiment with the first all winter outdoor ceph. If it gets too cold, I might still put it in the shed or indoors... but we'll see how the winter goes. We can have pretty cold winters here
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    I dont fertilise my nepenthes and i only give them rainwater. I have moved some nepenthes around, and noticed it disappeared from the leaves now. I think it is when direct sunlight hit the leaves that the leaves responded with this. They dont have leafburn. Im still not sure what to think of it.