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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Repotting a Tuberous Drosera (peltata)

Drosera peltata tubers

Last April, I confirmed that some tuberous Drosera had sprouted up in a pot of mixed Drosera. Back in November, I was able to identify them as Drosera peltata. Shortly after I took those photos in November, they began dying back to their tubers. Recently, I saw that the tubers began sprouting, again...

Sphagnum & Sand
Realizing that I'd have to grow them out again before putting them into a longer dormancy, I mixed up one part sphagnum peat to three parts high grade silica sand (which you can get here). (I live in too rural an area to have anywhere with silica sand near me).

Mixed up Media
I placed this mixture in a deep, 2.5" pot, made some holes for the tubers, and planted them, growth up. I then placed these in a cool area with about 10 hours of light. We'll see how they do. (Hopefully, I didn't screw up their growth too badly).

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