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Hiya all, just wanting to get some wise advice - Frank- my sundew has been happily catching gross bugs for a while and I've just noticed this on him:
Sorry if the photo is a bit crap!
I assume it's a flower .. So my question is - do I let him do his thing or do I chop it off or what?
He's never done this before !! Any advice appreciated!!


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You're in the southern hemisphere, right? If so, and it's summer, then let it flower. I believe that D. trayci is self-pollinating, so you should be able to harvest plenty of seeds.

Yeah, in New Zealand. Oh cool , thanks for the advice! I shall let Frank do his thing!! cheers!


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His tag says d. Filiformus - is that the same deal you think?


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D. tracyi was originally D. filiformis var. tracyi, but as of recently it was elevated to specie-hood. Judging from the lack of color in the tentacles, you likely have D. tracyi.

Ok sounds good to me!!


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Thanks for your help !


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How much light is the plant getting? If it is a typical D. filiformis and has no red coloration at all it needs a lot more. It's hard to tell from the picture but it looks more like a D. filiformis than a D. tracyi to me.

Benurmanii wrote:D. tracyi was originally D. filiformis var. tracyi, but as of recently it was elevated to specie-hood. Judging from the lack of color in the tentacles, you likely have D. tracyi.

Potential IDs should never be given based on something like color...it's also best to avoid trying to ID plants which may be in a questionable state of health in the first place.

I hate to be nitpicky but the media looks really dry...

He gets misted and watered , it's quite damp to the touch , looks dry in the photo though I agreeThe tag said d. Filiformus but was green when I got it . Has lots of new shoots and stuff so seems ok? Gets full sun in north window all day long..


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Just from my limited experience. I wouldn't recommend "misting" your plant. Tray method watering works best for me with this type of sundew.

yea, in my experience misting of sundews is a bad thing; I killed off a bunch of seedlings doing that best to water when the pot starts getting light...

Okaaay then... Taken on board!


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SerMuncherIV wrote:

Benurmanii wrote:D. tracyi was originally D. filiformis var. tracyi, but as of recently it was elevated to specie-hood. Judging from the lack of color in the tentacles, you likely have D. tracyi.

Potential IDs should never be given based on something like color...it's also best to avoid trying to ID plants which may be in a questionable state of health in the first place.

But then how do I tell the difference between filiformis and tracyi? I also wondered about the lack of light, but I thought that the glands at the end of the tentacle would be red in stalks that are typically all red, even in a lack of light.