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Over wintering Drosera villosa?


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Hi

I recently aquired a D. villosa at the Reading EEE. I have been keeping it with my other sundews D. slackii & D. capensis in my coolhouse. Recently it has started to get cooler at night and I usually over winter the sundews in my warmhouse (45-50f). Should the villosa be given the same conditions? I have noticed recently that the newest leaves have gone a bit black around the edges, should I be worried by this? I keep all the sundews in a water tray. Are there any other hints to keep this species happy? :(

cheers

bill

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Hi, Bill

Drosera villosa is a South American species, and therefore prefers to be kept frost free.

D'Amatosays in 'The Savage Garden' (P.134)

"I have never been able to maintain this plant through winters in my greenhouse, and suspect it may do better in more tropical conditions."

I would recomend, a winter minimum of 10deg. C. (sorry I do not know F. too well). So its either a heated propagator in the glasshouse, or a good sunny windowsil in the house.

:wavey:

Langy

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I bought one of these this year, it was starting to look as though the cold was getting to it, so I popped it into a heated propogator about a week ago and it is looking healthier already. Hopefully it will now survive the winter. [-o

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Hi

I have put my Drosera villosa in my warm house which is kept to about 10c at night. Should it be kept in water all the time or should I keep in on a slightly drier side? Does it keep growing in the winter, as currently it is still looking rather sad :D

cheers

bill

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Is it warmth or light the plant needs as a priority?

Incidentally, I found that the plant needs quite pure water and very low amounts of dissolved salts to be happy. It's far happier now I repotted it into pure sphagnum moss than it was in a peat/sand mixture. Even standing it in the same water tray as pots with vermiculite in their mix seemed to upset it as well. Does anyone else have problems with this species?

Cheers.

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Hi Rob

A couple of years ago i grew a whole load of ping hybrids in my standard ping mix of equal parts peat/perlite/vermiculite. Also in the trays were a few odd pots of sundews etc. As far as i can recall i didn't have any deaths in the few odd pots but the thing that really caught my attention was the amazing amount of mineral crust buildup on the rims of the odd pots. I now only use vermiculite for mexican pings (that sit in their own trays), using perlite for all my other plants.

I haven't grown villosa for a while (anyone out there have any seeds to swap?), but when i did i grew it under lights perminently standing in water, and it stayed in active growth all year round.

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