compatibility of the species

[dudo klasovity]

Hi everybody!

I habe a question. recently i decided to build myself a nice aquarium filled with various species of CP. So I took apx 70L aquarium and planted in following species:

D.capensis

D.collinsiae

D.slackii

D. capillaris

D.binata

D.dielsiana

D.lasiantha

D.scorpioides

D.schizandra

D.adelae

D.muscipula

P.moctezumae

N.ventrata

S.purpurea ssp. venosa

My goal was to create diversity so some of the droseras are tropical some pygmy atd. I am aware of the fact that each sub-groups of droseras have different demands when it comes to soil substrate and climate. So I made a little experiment, I planted the tropicals which needs high humidity by little water lake so they get more air humidity. Sarracenia, dionaea like moving air so i will put a PC fan in that area and mexican pinguicula is planted on the limestone. To avoid the raise of the pH where droseras grow i put layer of exchanger resin between the pinguicula and drosera substrate. I read somewhere that pygmies dont have to go through dry period to rest. The plants are autside now so they are doing well. Started to make new leaves and dew 3 days after planting. My question is> in the winter they have different temperature demands but i noticed that for trop. droseras minimal temp is around 18C and for binata and co. maximal winter temp is 18C. You think if i keep the temperature in the winter around this value it wont be neccessary to re/plant them for the winter? Thanx:-)

P.S. I am new here how do I enclose a some pics (not from URL but directly from HD?) thanx:-)

[Sean Spence]

I grow all of the listed Drosera species in my glasshouse where winter temps often drop down to or below 5 deg C. They grow perfectly fine, although all forms of D. binata go dormant.

[wasted]

You'll need to give the Dionaea and the Sarracenia a domancy as well..

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