Tuesday, April 28, 2009

How to take care of a Sundew(Drosera) plant?

About 2 weeks ago I got this little(tiny)Drosera/Sundew plant.Its a carnivivorus plant.It says I need a terrarium but i don't know what that is.i feel like it should be better taken care of--its still living in the plastic container i brought it in...i keep it moist and its supposed to be in humid weather but its hard cuz our house is on humid...its chilly.I just need to know what I should do with it...Help! I don't want it to die!

How to take care of a Sundew(Drosera) plant?
I either take the top off and let them grow right in the pot you bought them. Just be sure to water it frequently.





Or you can plant them in a terrarium. You can use any clear glass container that has a cover. Many stores now sell really cool glass containers for plants cheap.





Place dirt at the bottom, put in a little water and then the plant. Easy putting in the water it'll be next to impossible to take back out if you put in too much. Go slow. It wants damp soil, not soaking wet soil.





I'm told and am trying an experiment now that it works well to plant them in sphagnum moss. Check the website below in about a month and I'll have posted a note as to how well the moss planting worked with carnivorous plants.





I find the carnivorous plants do not like too much sun. So put them a little ways from a window or in a window that is not very bright.
Reply:For an easy terrarium I scout the local dump and get discarded fish tanks. They work even if there is a crack in one of the panes of glass because they don't have to be water proof. Short term, try cutting the top off a soft drink bottle and turning it upside down in the body of the bottle. It works quite well. Be careful not to put so much water in that the plant rots though.
Reply:for warmth place your plant on top of your cable box (which is always warm) and honestly you can leave the plant in the pot that it came with WITH the cover on for as long as a year (mine was in the same pot for two years on the cable box and I fed it small fly's and ants)
Reply:water it


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