Drosera Regia "King Sundew"
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Root clippings are a great way to trade this sundew! It’s long roots will grow out of the bottom of the pot and can be trimmed off and mailed without really disturbing the plant. Thought I would mention this as I know you been looking for a while. I’m not currently growing regia and unfortunately can’t help you, hopefully someone else here can.
Godolphin Greenhouses
Carnivore
I might be able to cut a section of root off for you if you'd like. I'll have to check next time I'm in the grow area
VFT2001
Seedling
Thanks for the tip! Are they fairly easy to propagate from root clippings? By the way, thanks again for the drosera spatulata seeds
I have a few dozen of the little guys now, all a very nice shade of red.
VFT2001
Seedling
Thanks! I'd be very interested if you have any available.
VFT2001
Seedling
I also have seeds available if you are interested in that route.
They are higher price because they are harder to come by. The seeds are larger than common Drosera seeds, they have high germination rate.
Thanks Willy, I sent you a message
It’s the fastest way to propagate Drosera regia.
All you need is a clear plastic sandwich container, some wet Sphagnum moss and bight light, also not too hot conditions. Place the root section 2inch or larger in amongst the wet Sphagnum moss in the container keep in bright light till little leaf sprouts start showing then reduce the lighting and give it cool conditions like an adult plant.
All you need is a clear plastic sandwich container, some wet Sphagnum moss and bight light, also not too hot conditions. Place the root section 2inch or larger in amongst the wet Sphagnum moss in the container keep in bright light till little leaf sprouts start showing then reduce the lighting and give it cool conditions like an adult plant.
I almost killed my regia trying to grow it in fairly moist LFS. It seems to be recuperating in peat/perlite. Is this just me?
Definitely! Once the root cuttings have new growth transfer them to a peat perlite mix. I have been finding a lot of sundews struggle in live Sphagnum moss, recently Drosera filiformis. Most do fine for a while, even a year or two but end up petering out, maybe putting too much energy into keeping up with the growth of the moss? It’s hard to beat the half peat half perlite mix for most sundews. Of course there are exceptions like Drosera adelae that grow their best in live Sphagnum.
