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Hi. I recently brought this drosera from a garden centre and have been keeping it’s tray wet with rainwater and I think it had an aphid infestation (white flecks) which I treated by immersing it in rainwater for 48 hours (not a fan of pesticides unless absolutely necessary and I read somewhere else that this can sometimes work)
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Just to note, the leaves had already started to turn brown, then I noted the white flecks. So should I pull the brown leaves off and re-pot it?
Also, should this chap be outside or inside. It presently gets the morning sun (when we have it in England!).

Thank you all for advice, it’s appreciated

Snip off the flower stalk, unpot it and clip all the dead/dying foliage and repot it in a fresh mix of 50/50 peat moss and perlite. It'll take a week or so to bounce back. You really have to try to kill Capensis.

Thank you so much, will do
Is it’s preferrd location outside or is the kitchen window fine?

Kind regards

JenStone wrote:Thank you so much, will do
Is it’s preferrd location outside or is the kitchen window fine?

Kind regards

Yes, outside in full sun would be best but Capensis can grow perfectly fine in a West or South facing windowsill.

What Ping said, plus you might want to consider a bigger/deeper pot or transplanting several of those into different containers. For me, capensis doesen't seem to mind being root bound and crowded but a little more room might be in order.

Thank you for your valuable advice. Can I ask, does it need to be constantly sat in water or just kept moist?