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vft guy in SJ
VFT and Drosera lover
Homer,
Geocities does not allow hyperlinking to outside sites. If you want to display your picture on this thread you will need to host it elsewhere. PFT offers 2mb of free webspace that you can use to host your pictures and will allow you to link the way you intended.
Here is the link to the PFT webspace: http://home.petflytrap.com/
Simply scroll to the bottom and clik create account and follow the instructions from there.
Good luck
Steve
ps. Very nice looking plant.
Geocities does not allow hyperlinking to outside sites. If you want to display your picture on this thread you will need to host it elsewhere. PFT offers 2mb of free webspace that you can use to host your pictures and will allow you to link the way you intended.
Here is the link to the PFT webspace: http://home.petflytrap.com/
Simply scroll to the bottom and clik create account and follow the instructions from there.
Good luck
Steve
ps. Very nice looking plant.
BigCarnivourKid
It's been one of dem days
D muscipula,
Thanks. Just so you all know, I do have 2 pots similar to the pic you showed outside. The capensis do pretty good out there and flower profusely until it frosts
I have since forgotten where I got them... I guess I just keep dividing pots that are full. The capensis in my pic apparently sprung up from the dead leaves that lay on the soil, or perhaps spring up from the roots like adalae?
-Homer
Thanks. Just so you all know, I do have 2 pots similar to the pic you showed outside. The capensis do pretty good out there and flower profusely until it frosts
-Homer
Are you people for real? I didn't think there was anywhere that capensis wouldn't grow!
It certainly grows fine for me without a cool night. During this last summer it was 85-90F daytime and 75-80F night, but the previous year, my room was easily up to 95-100F at times, and seldom got below 85F for days at a time. In addition, the capensis sat in an open terrarium on a southern windowsill, which probably stayed warmer than the surrounding room.
The ceph and ventricosa did fine, too, strangely enough. It's amazing what these plants can do before you find out what they can't do... then they don't let you get away with anything!
It certainly grows fine for me without a cool night. During this last summer it was 85-90F daytime and 75-80F night, but the previous year, my room was easily up to 95-100F at times, and seldom got below 85F for days at a time. In addition, the capensis sat in an open terrarium on a southern windowsill, which probably stayed warmer than the surrounding room.
The ceph and ventricosa did fine, too, strangely enough. It's amazing what these plants can do before you find out what they can't do... then they don't let you get away with anything!
D muscipula, unfortunately, yes, we are for real
I have no idea why it is like that, but the other Singaporeans have pointed out, it cld be humidity, heat, etc etc... My first one died after I repotted it, tho it did decrease rapidly in size (then showing new gorwth again) in the few mths I had it b4 repotting it.
My current pot is growing, but its leaves are dying young, and flower stalks die before all the flowers open, hence no seeds.
I have no idea why it is like that, but the other Singaporeans have pointed out, it cld be humidity, heat, etc etc... My first one died after I repotted it, tho it did decrease rapidly in size (then showing new gorwth again) in the few mths I had it b4 repotting it.
My current pot is growing, but its leaves are dying young, and flower stalks die before all the flowers open, hence no seeds.
Tamlin,
I don't believe night-time drop in temp would be a problem. I have some Capensis growing outdoors year around and they do just fine... better results than indoors in fact. The nighttime temps have been getting down to the low 40's and high 30's F and the day temps to the low 60's.
Last winter, the outdoor temp got down to 18 F several nights in a row, and the capensis roots survived, and came back this spring.
I have also noticed that when I placed a capensis pot (that got in the way inside) outside it kind of goes into a funk and then sprouts back soonthereafter the same as before (The Pheonix Plant). I would suggest giving it some time before giving up on these plants.
-Homer
I don't believe night-time drop in temp would be a problem. I have some Capensis growing outdoors year around and they do just fine... better results than indoors in fact. The nighttime temps have been getting down to the low 40's and high 30's F and the day temps to the low 60's.
Last winter, the outdoor temp got down to 18 F several nights in a row, and the capensis roots survived, and came back this spring.
I have also noticed that when I placed a capensis pot (that got in the way inside) outside it kind of goes into a funk and then sprouts back soonthereafter the same as before (The Pheonix Plant). I would suggest giving it some time before giving up on these plants.
-Homer
