Dewy pine not doing well

[Sage269]

This started well, but it is not looking good. Southern California, current humidity is at 47%. It had gotten down to about 27% for a few days last week.

Suggestions?

 

[bluemax]

I am wondering what your soil mix is? At a glance, and I could be wrong, it looks like the soil is very moist. Drosophyllum is unusual for a carnivorous plant in that it usually grows in drier soil than most. Something like the moisture levels that many houseplants are healthy with should work. Also, I would ask about lighting. Like many carnivores this one likes it bright.

 

[elgecko]

I agree about the soil mix.
Looks very dense and wet.
Drosophyllum like it on the dry side.
I used a very airy soil mix. 8" pot with 30% perlite, 30% vermiculite, 30% pool filter sand, 10% peat moss.

Old thread of mine.

Drosophyllum lusitanicum germination

My Drosophyllum lusitanicum was growing for over 2 and a half years. It took around 2 years before the plant flowered for me which it started in November 2006. After continual flowering the plant looked really bad in February and eventually died. I placed a few seeds in some pots hoping to grow...

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[Sage269]

It is equal parts perlite, pumice, lava rock, peat moss and course agriculture sand. It has 1/8 inch peat moss on top. My understanding is for the firs 4 to 6 months it wants to be wet before moving the peat pot to the final container. I had forgotten to punch some holes in the peat pot and did that a couple days ago. It actually looks like the leaves are drying out. This is my first time with this plant. Grown from seed. It sprouted about a month ago.

 

[hcarlton]

Remove that layer of peat on top and do not keep it sopping wet.

 

[Sage269]

Ok, I have already taken it out of the water tray.

 

[Sage269]

Removed the peat top. The plant was gone within 24 hours. I will try seeds again next year. Hopefully I can get a seedling from California Carnivores early next year.