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New Cape Sundew Questions

plant_newbie_2010
14 years ago

Okay, I just got my first ever CP(s) two days ago.

And... I there are a number of things I have been worrying about.

Any expert help would be greatly appreciated !=D

They came three in the center of a little pot.

Two of them have one bunch of flowers each, while one of them has one stem that splits into two bunches at the end.

Also, two additional flowering branches seem to be sprouting (and uncurling) from the base of two of the plants as well.

Is it bad to have bought them flowering?

Should I cut of the flowering branches so they can acclimatize better?

Also, I read that the flowers open one by one, and self-pollinate upon closing.

However, the most developed flowering bunch has the first two flowers past the bend in the branch, and starting to turn brown at the edges.

But I have never seen the flowers open even a little!

Do they still get pollinated like that?

Will it still produce seeds?

Is the plant just too sick from being moved to support flowering?

Is it a really bad sign? =/

Another thing, I read that the 'dewdrops' are expected to disappear during hardening.

When should i start worrying if I do not start seeing 'dewdrops'?

It still has 'dewdrops' all over, but considerably smaller than when I first saw it in the shop. What would be considered normal-sized 'dewdrops'?

Also, is the ends of leaves turning brown and wilting normal?

I was thinking that it should be like other plants with regular wilting of old leaves right?

Is there also such a thing as overfeeding?

They plant came with quite a number of flies on already...

And lastly, the tag it came with says it is the "White form" of cape sundew.

I was thinking it might be referring to an Alba.

However, although the flowers are white, mine does have tinges of pink on it's 'tentacles'.

But I read that the Alba is totally devoid of red coloration.

Mine does not look anywhere as red as I see in photos of other cape sundews(normal, not the 'red' variety) , and it's flowers are white, not purple.

So can albas have hints of pink?

Or is it a typical cape sundew that has had so little light that it just has hints of pink left, and really really pale flowers?

Or is there another type in between the two?

Thank you for reading my long list of questions !=D

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