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This is a species I've been thinking of adding to my indoor collection. Has anyone who's grown this indoors had any trouble inducing winter dormancy or is it even required? My temps inside during the winter will be in the mid to high 60s Fahrenheit with lights on 16 hours/day. Similarly, do these principles apply to hybrids with floridana like x 'Dreamsicle'?

I've had that variety in the past, but I grew it outdoors. It needs tons of light to maintain the red color. Also, it doesn't go dormant. After my regular D. filiformis plants had formed hybernacula, the Florida Reds were chugging along despite the increasing cold. I gave most of them to a friend who has a greenhouse. The frost caught up with the ones growing in my other pots and killed them.

MikeB wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:03 pm I've had that variety in the past, but I grew it outdoors. It needs tons of light to maintain the red color. Also, it doesn't go dormant. After my regular D. filiformis plants had formed hybernacula, the Florida Reds were chugging along despite the increasing cold. I gave most of them to a friend who has a greenhouse. The frost caught up with the ones growing in my other pots and killed them.

Good to know about the dormancy or lack thereof . My binata-complex Drosera get completely red under my lights. Does that sound like enough?

That should do it. The Florida Reds will grow fine in regular light levels, but they'll be green with lots of red highlights instead of neon red all-over.

My filiformis “Florida Red” didn’t live up to its’ name when it was inside. It was barely redder than a filiformis filiformis. Now I keep it outside and it’s starting to color up a lot better.

Also, do their seeds germinate better with a mini-stratification? I am gonna have some seeds soon. I might experiment with it.

If I lived in another climate I'd give it a shot . When I originally got my multifida and Marston's Dragon, I grew them outside. They tolerated my 110F summer temps but definitely looked a bit roughed up. Since I brought them inside, they're looking a lot better. I also wonder if excessive heat impacts pigment formation? They were in full sun with 8+ hours a day and stayed pretty green.

And let me know if you're going to donate any of your seed! Would love to give a crack at this species. I'd do a seed trade too if you're interested.

DesertLlama wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:02 pm And let me know if you're going to donate any of your seed! Would love to give a crack at this species. I'd do a seed trade too if you're interested.

I’m definitely gonna donate some seed. What else could I do with around 1600 seeds?(assuming every seed pod produces around 100 seeds) I’d also be willing to do a trade.