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OK, I will certainly read up. With that in mind, I may hold off on pygmies until Spring so that I don't buy any in dormancy. I'm also thinking about capensis and adelae. I'm trying to start off slow and easy because I've had enough bad experiences in multiple hobbies attempting to go too advanced too quickly. Thanks for keeping me at ground level!
 
Capensis and adelae are both weeds. Probably the two easiest Drosera species out there.

Pygmies go dormant when the temps get too hot so I doubt buying any now would be a problem. I wouldn't try to force them into dormancy necessarily, but under constant conditions (ie. a terrarium or some grow racks) they may not produce gemmae either. And like I said, they really will only grow constantly for about 2 years or so before giving out (IME). Some of the rosette species spread vegetatively, but it isn't very consistent.

Depending on the time of year you decide to purchase, you may be able to get gemmae (which are sown, like seeds) instead of the full plants. It's usually cheaper and you end up with more baby plants, but it isn't always a guarantee that they will take off. Usually they produce gemmae in the fall, so that's probably an option around this time of the year.
 
Alright, thanks for the info. I will do my research.

Some of the other dews I have been looking at:

D. nidiformis
D. dichomata or binata
Possibly D. prolifera

Once I get a rack system squared away, I'll convert my terrarium into a nice, clean organized one. For now though, I want to stick to plants that don't look like each other so that I don't have any mix-ups.
 
Another PS:

Just realized that I said ventricosa. I meant alata. I get the two mixed up. To add more confusion, I believe that it may be a ventrata hybrid, but since the pitchers died off I will have to let the new ones grow out before I know for sure. And even with that I will still probably be confused. :grinno:
 
The one you have pictured looks like an alata to me. They all look pretty happy from what I can see!

Scorpiodes is one of the first plants I got, and they have been growing well for me without any dormancy. From what i understand, they only live a couple years naturally and reproduce profusely through gemmae. Pappy is dead on about weather changes cuing gemmae production ime. This year i didn't get any until january. I had about a 90% hit rate with the ones i planted.

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jbradt said:
The one you have pictured looks like an alata to me. They all look pretty happy from what I can see!

Scorpiodes is one of the first plants I got, and they have been growing well for me without any dormancy. From what i understand, they only live a couple years naturally and reproduce profusely through gemmae. Pappy is dead on about weather changes cuing gemmae production ime. This year i didn't get any until january. I had about a 90% hit rate with the ones i planted.
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So hypothetically if I kept them in the terrarium, if I sat them by the window (colder, less humid, less light, etc.) during a few of the colder months, they should produce gemmae?
 
Piranha86 said:
Alright, thanks for the info. I will do my research.

Some of the other dews I have been looking at:

D. nidiformis
D. dichomata or binata
Possibly D. prolifera

Once I get a rack system squared away, I'll convert my terrarium into a nice, clean organized one. For now though, I want to stick to plants that don't look like each other so that I don't have any mix-ups.
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prolifera supposedly is not a beginner dew, but the other two are pretty hardy IME.
 
Theoretically, yes.

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You could also look into dews like spatulata, alicea, venusta, capillaris, filliformis and other variations of capensis and binata. There's definitely more out there.

There's quite a few other dew species that do well either in a terrarium or grow rack setting. I'm not sure how updated my grow list is but I honestly have no issues with any of mine except making sure they are well watered. The only issue is, as you alluded to, a lot of the rosette species look pretty much the same, so unless you have them in individual, labeled pots you can get species mixed up pretty easily.
 
jpappy789 said:
prolifera supposedly is not a beginner dew, but the other two are pretty hardy IME.
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Okay. Prolifera just looks so cool. I love how much variation there is in the Drosera genus. I really want to do some local collection sometime. I know that there are a few species around, I'm just not sure where to find them. Disclaimer: I definitely wouldn't collect a significant amount, I would just take 1 or 2 specimens as long as there was an abundance in the area. Have you ever done any collecting?
jpappy789 said:
You could also look into dews like spatulata, alicea, venusta, capillaris, filliformis and other variations of capensis and binata. There's definitely more out there.

There's quite a few other dew species that do well either in a terrarium or grow rack setting. I'm not sure how updated my grow list is but I honestly have no issues with any of mine except making sure they are well watered. The only issue is, as you alluded to, a lot of the rosette species look pretty much the same, so unless you have them in individual, labeled pots you can get species mixed up pretty easily.
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I like the looks of aliciciae, that will be on my list, and capillaris is supposedly in my area, I would certainly like to collect a specimen or too.
EDIT: D. capillaris is a state-endangered species. So scratch that.
As you guys may know, I work at a summer camp for Cub Scouts. I work in (and this year will probably direct) the Nature Center. The camp is on a huge deposit of Serpentine. Other ecosystems on serpentine are the Redwood pockets out West, but the funny thing is, you can also find Cobra Lilies in those areas. We have one of the larger and easternmost grove of Eastern Hemlock trees, which really like neutral soils and wetter conditions. Back on topic, I would like to install a Md.-natural minibog by the Nature Lodge.

I'd like to dig a hole (about the dimensions of a bathtub) and then fill it with a small layer of gravel at the bottom and then sphagnum peat. Plants I would have in there would be S. purpurea, D. capillaris, D. intermedia, D. filiformis, etc. I would also like to put some native bog plants. Do you guys have any suggestions for that?
 
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