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Anything look wrong here. Ive had this thing for about a month or two and it has recently started to look less and less healthy. It's got water everyday, and a window with hours of sun every day.

Recently it's started turning black at the tips and younger leaves are also turning black before they get big.

looks like it is inside so not to hot, where are you getting the water from?
mine is in peat/perlite in about 4h of direct sun and is in a trey of water.

optique wrote:looks like it is inside so not to hot, where are you getting the water from?
mine is in peat/perlite in about 4h of direct sun and is in a trey of water.

It's distilled water via tray. This window probably has anywhere from 4 to like 8 hours of sun. It's in pure long sphagnum that came with the plant.

all your conditions sound great for it, better than mine. anyone else have a idea?

Seems like your a victim of root rot. Lower the water amount. It should come back from the roots. If not I would just get another plant.


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Rayne wrote:Seems like your a victim of root rot. Lower the water amount. It should come back from the roots. If not I would just get another plant.

So by lower what do you mean? Should I let the tray dry out for a couple of hours before I water it again. Cause I water it everyday.

Lower the water in the tray. Don’t top water sundews just bottom water through the tray they are prime. To root rot sometimes.


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Didn't know you could rot sundews =) guess using peat/perlite did not have to learn that lesson. cape dews are very viable, i would guess it can make it.

I had a similar situation, and continued to check on it and continue to follow the general rules of CP care. I had the plant approximately a month and same thing happened. I feared it's loss even though I was making sure everything was correct, and..

It popped back and started growing new healthy leaves within the week. No changes. Keep an eye on it if you're following the proper care.

optique wrote:Didn't know you could rot sundews =) guess using peat/perlite did not have to learn that lesson. cape dews are very viable, i would guess it can make it.

drosera regia is most prone to it. If you have it sitting in water and u top water it it’s likely to root rot.


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While the window location may not seem hot, a window can magnify the intensity of the light. (Depending on the type of window and the amount of filtration).

I have this happening to 3 Alba capes right now. They are under grow lights near a window with the shades drawn. But that window gets afternoon sun and I found that some of the light penetrates the blinds just enough to beam directly on these plants. Since the windows are old they don't provide much filtration. I put cardboard between the blinds and the window and now the capes are bouncing back.

You could do a repot into fresh media as well and check the roots.

If the roots are white then the plant is okay.

I have personally only seen rot with bad media, disgusting water (from dead bugs and leaves and such, and poor drainage.