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New sundews

By optimus prime
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-  Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:03 pm #359291
Just got a sundew capensis Alba and a sundew andraneda both look pretty good the capensis is a little droopy but that’s common due to shipping. Can’t wait for new growth and dew!
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Re: New sundews

By optimus prime
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-  Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:32 pm #359296
Yeah, it’s also big enough to catch house flies which are a big problem down here in Texas, gnats not so much. I’m thinking about cutting all the leaves offi of the capensis and wait for new growth. Should I or should I just leave them.
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By evenwind
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-  Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:59 pm #359301
Leave the leaves. They'll still make some energy thru photosynthesis as long as they're green.
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By optimus prime
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-  Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:30 pm #359306
Got it. Thanks!

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By Adriana
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-  Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:37 pm #359315
I hadn't heard of Andromeda, I just googled and it's a beauty. It can really hold and digest houseflies? The leaves look too thick to curl up, can they?
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Adriana wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:37 pm I hadn't heard of Andromeda, I just googled and it's a beauty. It can really hold and digest houseflies? The leaves look too thick to curl up, can they?
I don’t think the leaves can curl up but the tentacles probably do move.

Re: New sundews

By optimus prime
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-  Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:46 am #359333
Yeah I don’t think it can curl. But I couldn’t tell you since there is no dew on them yet
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