No dew On sundew after shipping?

No dew On sundew after shipping?#382970

By Hannah_W -  Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:01 pm
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- Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:01 pm #382970

Hello! I bought a Drosera capensis. I put it in shady place so it could recover after shipping (I plan to place it in indirect sunlight after a while). There was dew on it when I unpacket it, but later (after few hours) there was no dew. Is it from stress or becouse of low humidity? I keep it in a room where humidity is around 40% sometimes 50%

Re: No dew On sundew after shipping?#382971

By Carnies -  Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:13 pm
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- Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:13 pm #382971

It needs sunlight after it's been delivered, it will do a lot better.

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Re: No dew On sundew after shipping?#382972

By ChefDean -  Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:24 pm
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- Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:24 pm #382972

They always look ratty after shipping, it's just stress. Keep them moist, get them some good light, and they'll recover in time. It'll take a while, up to a month, be patient.

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Re: No dew On sundew after shipping?#384372

By William123 -  Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:55 pm
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- Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:55 pm #384372

I got my first sundew a week ago. It had plenty of dew but as I was potting it some of the dew got in my fingers. It had almost no few left. I gave it morning sunlight initially then added an hour of afternoon sunlight, kept it in a bowl of water and light mist every day. I am noticing more dew every day.

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Re: No dew On sundew after shipping?#384384

By MaxVft -  Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:07 pm
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- Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:07 pm #384384

Sundews NEVER do well with shipping. In my experience, I've had them go for almost a month without dew. Just care for them as you would an established sundew, and the dew will be bound to return

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