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My drosera capensis started to flower and I was looking forward to it blooming but instead they look like they're starting to wither, it happened over 2 days so some help would be nice

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They look fine to me . As long as the tips aren't turning brown it's ok.

Most drosera flowers don't stay open for very long, usually and hour or so. In fact it probably opened and closed already and you missed it. The flowers will open one at a time and they are self fertile so as long as you give it bright light and appropriate moisture you'll have more seeds then what you want.

If you want seeds leave the stalk until it starts to brown down the stalk and then cut it off and let it dry out. Most likely after that you can just tip the flower stalk upside down and the seeds will fall out if not you can pull the dried flower petals then massage the bud until the seeds fall out.

You have to watch the flowers all day or be there at the right time to see them flower. They're really isn't much to the flowers so you're not missing much. I think my favorite dew flower would be drosera adelae.

i would imagine the white flower would make it an alba, but i would imagine that it might have opened and closed, which is great as i have a mate who wouldnt mind some seeds so thats where they'll go i will try to spot one as it opens but it has the appropriate moisture and light so we shall see shallnt we

Seems like they did flower and I have caught one in bloom, I thought I oughtta share the photos

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Great!

Nice!

Well done! My spatulata currently has about 6 stalks up right now and another is emerging >.<

sadly my one only has the one but as soon as i get the seeds i'll plant a few and offer the rest to the other UK'ers on this place, i hear they produce hundreds of seeds! WOOO

Good luck with the seeds !

hey snaps, since you live in the UK would you mind taking a few? available in about a few weeks

I'd love some capensis seeds !

Well I'll pm you once they're available, I doubt I'll be able to count them so I'll put a lot in a packet and send them off

Those flowers do open and close quickly. Since I work during the day, I had to set a camera on time lapse to catch mine.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Y_V4NI5zc[/youtube]

great video, really does show how quickly the flowers close!