Drosera capensis

Jonathan

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Question. What do you do with Sundews that have skirts? Do you just let them get taller and taller? or do you somehow divide or trim the plants? Is there a limit to how tall they get and just stop growing taller?
 

Muckydoo

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I ordered some D. capensis seeds from a few places(Willy, Etsy, Ebay). The one off ebay was from a guy in Europe. Wish I could recall where... I think it might have been Greece?

Anyway, I got them last fall, and they were listed as plain old capensis.

The resulting plants are actually an interesting mix of various capensis.


This one was a fairly regular one, but grew quite tall and had a long reach.


There was an 'alba' in the mix (actually a few of them in there)


Then this really really red one!



And this odd duck... Not sure what he is??
Very slow grower..
 
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Jonathan

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Found this great picture. This is how I plan to shape mine, a bonsai palm tree. View attachment 3926
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What eventually happens to them when they get like this? Do they just keep getting taller and taller? Are they never ending in heigh? DO they die back and start again from the Rhizome? I've wondered about Sundews like D.alicia as they start forming a skirt underneath.
 

Olivera

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What eventually happens to them when they get like this? Do they just keep getting taller and taller? Are they never ending in heigh? DO they die back and start again from the Rhizome? I've wondered about Sundews like D.alicia as they start forming a skirt underneath.
What eventually happens to them when they get like this? Do they just keep getting taller and taller? Are they never ending in heigh? DO they die back and start again from the Rhizome? I've wondered about Sundews like D.alicia as they start forming a skirt underneath.
Cool photos.
 
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