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Drosera from seed question

16 years ago

After sowing Drosera capensis a couple of weeks ago, the first seedlings are now growing their first "real" leaves. What I want to know is,what happens next? I mean ,will the next couple of leaves be just as small,or will every new leaf be a bit bigger than the one before?

And for those who haven't sown Drosera before ,the seedlings are REALLY small, at first I thought I had a moss infestation.

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petiolaris
16 years ago
The leaves grow in proportion to the age and size of the plant.

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nycti
16 years ago
Hi Carnivoor,

I sowed some cape seeds the beginning of January. The largest have leaves about 1" long, the rest scale down from there to looking like a carpet of sundew. They seem healthy, color good, red tentacles, lots of dew. Even caught a couple of tiny gnats. So, I assume they are growing at their normal pace.

Hope this helps,
Nycti
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carnivoor
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks guys/girls.

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