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I have had this guy growing well for one year, doing everything by textbook (sphaghnum moss medium, water tray, distilled & rain water, good sun). About 2 weeks ago I changed him into a bigger pot (which was long overdue), and he pretty much declined to this state in a few days. Could the repotting be the reason? I live in SE Asia (hot & humid) so I'm really in doubt if it's dormancy.

Other changes would just be that a few days ago we had a short period of temperature drop (usually 27-29 celcius at night, for a few nights there it has been around 21) and less sun.

Does this guy look like he still has a chance? I have another drosera and some pitchers that seem to thrive with my care routine so I really wonder about this one.

Hope to get your advices, thank you!

Looks pretty dead to me, although I've seen petiolaris plants come back from little brown rhizome stubs before, so it may be worth it to just keep around. I have had issues with petiolaris Drosera growing in sphagnum moss and would recommend a sandy 1:1:1 peat : perlite : silica mix instead for future plants. I also have noticed petio dews do best when the days hover around 90 F and nights don't get below 75 F.

Nepenthes0260 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:54 pm Looks pretty dead to me, although I've seen petiolaris plants come back from little brown rhizome stubs before, so it may be worth it to just keep around. I have had issues with petiolaris Drosera growing in sphagnum moss and would recommend a sandy 1:1:1 peat : perlite : silica mix instead for future plants. I also have noticed petio dews do best when the days hover around 90 F and nights don't get below 75 F.

Thank you, that's very helpful. I will still keep the pot as is and try the new mix next time I get one again. I suppose it's because sphaghnum moss retains moisture and this variety prefers a drier medium?

You may have damaged the roots when repotting it.

It looks to me like the plant rotted. Hard to say for sure though and I'm not sure what would cause that.

nimbulan wrote:It looks to me like the plant rotted. Hard to say for sure though and I'm not sure what would cause that.

Panman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:12 pm You may have damaged the roots when repotting it.

Thanks for your inputs, it might be a combination of causes I suppose. Guess this guy wasn't in the condition to be repotted (I did mass repotting of all my carnivorous plants and they are still fine/ thriving except this one) and the weather has been unfavorable for recovery I'll try again somewhen. For now I'm keeping this pot drier and see if there's any chance of a comeback.

kumagarden wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:47 pm

Nepenthes0260 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:54 pm Looks pretty dead to me, although I've seen petiolaris plants come back from little brown rhizome stubs before, so it may be worth it to just keep around. I have had issues with petiolaris Drosera growing in sphagnum moss and would recommend a sandy 1:1:1 peat : perlite : silica mix instead for future plants. I also have noticed petio dews do best when the days hover around 90 F and nights don't get below 75 F.

Thank you, that's very helpful. I will still keep the pot as is and try the new mix next time I get one again. I suppose it's because sphaghnum moss retains moisture and this variety prefers a drier medium?

Np! I don’t usually use sphagnum moss because it seems to rot the plants from the inside out.