How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?

How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378241

By albertoburrito -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:34 pm
Location:  Chandler, Arizona, United States- Zone 9
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:34 pm #378241

Hello, I live in Arizona, and it gets very hot and dry here. How should I grow them?

Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378243

By CPhunter101 -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:52 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:52 pm #378243

D. Capensis is virtually indestructable! It can tolerate extremely high temps after a good acclimation process (California dude here). All you'd have to do is watch out for sunburns (usually large red blotches) but besides this, just make sure they're watered.

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Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378244

By albertoburrito -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:03 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:03 pm #378244

Thanks! How about spatulata? I might buy both

Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378246

By CPhunter101 -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:08 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:08 pm #378246

I've never had a spatualata...

I'm planning to get one soon as well!

I do beleive spatulata is a tad bit more sensitive to sunlight and heat. Not 100% sure about it but it should be beginner friendly. I mean, as long as you don't fry it, it should be fine.

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Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378250

By albertoburrito -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:35 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:35 pm #378250

Another question: I have my venus flytrap in an area where it gets shaded from noon to 3 pm, can i but the cape sundew in the same spot?

Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378252

By CPhunter101 -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:38 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:38 pm #378252

Cape sundews can tolerate the same amount of sunlight as flytraps so yes, that'll be fine. Btw, nice King Henry.

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Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378253

By albertoburrito -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:53 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:53 pm #378253

Oh that is a typical, but I'll take that as a compliment

Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378255

By CPhunter101 -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:16 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:16 pm #378255

A typical? How? I got my typical from the same seller as you. Most typicals have red coloring, King Henry is usually green and yellow-ish. You must've gotten a rarer large sized flytrap.

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Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378256

By albertoburrito -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:24 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:24 pm #378256

The largest trap is an 1 1/4 inch long, so I don't think it is a king henry, but maybe I got lucky. Also, how did you see that I bought it from Sarracenia NW?

Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378260

By CPhunter101 -  Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:37 pm
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- Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:37 pm #378260

albertoburrito wrote:Also, how did you see that I bought it from Sarracenia NW?

Pretty easy to reconize once you're a CP collector/hobbyist...

albertoburrito wrote:The largest trap is an 1 1/4 inch long, so I don't think it is a king henry, but maybe I got lucky.

Man, my typical flytrap is half the size of yours. Luckily, I got a real King Henry from another seller. Its basically the same size, I'm hoping to get some larger traps by feeding it.

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Re: How should I grow drosera capensis in arizona?#378271

By albertoburrito -  Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:47 am
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- Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:47 am #378271

My vft is putting out new leaves that are only 3/4 inch rn, hopefully later in the year it will put out larger traps

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