FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

Hi!

I have like ten cape sundews and they all grow under the exact same conditions, but one of them appears to be going into some sort of dormancy period or something…? Lately it’s been growing pretty small leaves, but I notice that beneath there’s big leaves starting to grow again from the centre and I’m kind of a bit confused. They all came from a good cultivar, they’re watered and sprayed daily and their in a grow tent that gets up to 28C during the day and drops to 21C at night with high humidity. All the other sundews show nothing of this sort, some are even flowering right now, but I thought that sundews didn’t need a dormancy period. If that’s my mistake and I’m just being dumb then we’re good. I’m just confused because if it is dormancy, it’s only august and it’s not supposed to happen till later in the year, at least that’s the case with VFTs. I would be great full for any advice, I’m kind of new to this, so I just want to know if it’s healthy? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks

A couple of leaves look a bit wonky, you might want to check for a possible bug. Otherwise, they look pretty good.

Some of my Capes usually grow a little wonky when the weather gets hot.
They prefer cooler highland conditions, I believe.
I just keep an eye on them but otherwise leave them alone.
If the weather cools down and they don't drop out of their sulk in a couple weeks, then I'll repot them into fresh media.
That pretty much always snaps them out of their temper tantrum.

Just my 02¢ worth.