Drosera capensis

[jack]

I have a cape sundew that will not flower. I've had it for about 8 yrs when I received it as a stowaway with another plant. It's a beautiful "typical" that has produced many off shoots from the roots, I have about 12 plants all growing together now. I keep it in a "natural" terrarium (no pots), with a soil of peat/sand mix. With it I grow D. spatulata (which never seems to stop blooming), D. adelae ( which also bloomes) and Pinguicula primuliflora that blooms every spring. I figure somehow I received a variant that doesn't bloom ( maybe a new cultivar 'non-blooming' HA!HA!). Has anyone else come across this phenomenon? You always hear they can be just like weeds.Thanks Jack

 

[rattler]

a non blooming capensis? I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




first guess, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im not sure, never heard of one not blooming before

 

[Outsiders71]

How long do you leave the lights on?

 

[jimscott]

Maybe try different conditions, like at a SW window sill, as a pot sittting in plastic container of water.

 

[jack]

I have taken cuttings and tried different conditions and still no flowers.

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

mine is outside and now has a big flower stalk on it. the plant itself isnt very big probably 4-5in when the leaves on opposite sides are pulled. mine came in as a TINY 2 leaved volunteer and grew from that to now in almost 8 months
Alex

 

[seedjar]

How deep is your pot? My capensis seem to develop much more slowly in shallow containers. Bright light seems to help too - maybe you could try your plants outside for a while.
~Joe

 

[jimscott]

I would try the new conditions and then leave them where they are so they can adjust. I have found that many plants shipped to me don't flower that year but after a few seasons of stability, they will do so - especially pings & utrics.

 

[jack]

the thing is, I'm glad it doesn't flower. I was just wondering if it's unusaul for a cape sundew not to flower, since the conditions for my other plants in the same terrarium seems to be good enough for them to flower.

 

[rattler]

Quote[/b] ] I've had it for about 8 yrs

even in a shallow pot thats definatly old enough for it to flower, even in crappy conditions all mine will flower in 2 years, good conditions its about 8 months. im serious though i want one, if yah have an extra shoot me a pm, ive got lots of plants to trade

 

[Drosera36]

That's pretty strange. Mine flowered within one month of me owning it! If ya have any extra, I'd like one too. Do ya have any pics?

-Ben

 

[CopcarFC]

You need to feed it. I noticed my indoor capensis flower much less than my outdoor capensis untill I started really feeding them and then the flowers would not stop. Try that.

 

[vft guy in SJ]

Its funny..  everyone is trying to give advice on how to make it flower..  personally if I had a D. capensis that would not flower, I would patent it, register it as a new cultivar, and then clone the heck outta it. A D. capensis that will not become a weed...  you could make a fortune from this...  the possibilities are endless..

 

[cockroach]

I got mine back in March and its starting to flower... for the second time. The first time, I let it flower, and even though I was carefull somehow little fugitive sundews have appeared in some of my other pots. This time I'm hacking off the stalks.

It seems to me that a non-flowering capensis is the best thing ever.

 

[rattler]

like i have said before even poorly grown capensis will flower after a time or they will die. it doesnt take much at all to get them to flower. a capensis that HAS NOT FLOWERED PERIOD in 8 years is a very interesting individual indeed

*sitting waiting patiently for a non-flowering capensis to become availible*

 

[Est]

Quote[/b] ]*sitting waiting patiently for a non-flowering capensis to become availible*

I'll send you some seed-... ooh.. right.

 

[rattler]

LOL!

 

[jack]

here's a pic of one of the cape sundews

and one of my terrarium

 

[rattler]

nice terrarium. very nice. your plants most definatly are healthy. yah sure you dont have extras?

 

[jack]

sorry rattler
what you see is what I got.