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Issues I ran into last winter..sundews

Posted by mattmega4 9 (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 5, 10 at 3:07

so when i bought these sundews they said they can be grown outside next to my fly traps and sars...but when it got cold..this happened
Sundew,Cape Sundew,Carnivorous Plants,Drosera Capensis
how do i prevent my two new drosera capensis (which look amazing right now..just flowered and set seeds) from finding a similar fate?


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RE: Issues I ran into last winter..sundews

Capensis is a tropical plant. They can handle pretty cool weather but I would move them inside under fluorescent lights or in a window when temps drop below 60 to keep them looking nice. They can stand cooler temps but also get stunted.


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