My drosera Aliciae is turning black

[ps3isawesome]

So out of all the aliciaes in this pot, two of them are turning black.

I may thinking it might be the hot temperature this two days. It's in the 90's

But this two sundews are in a spot where that catches the least sun.

What's going on?

Thank you

 

[SerMuncherIV]

D. aliciae is pretty heat tolerant unless the humidity is extremely low. I see tons of what appear to be mineral deposits on top of your media; perhaps that is causing some mineral burn.

 

[KATastrophe]

Or to much water could be drowning them out or rotting them. Thats happened to me before. U using distilled water or Rain or RO water cause if not that could be the issue the cities water tends to be pretty harsh sometimes

 

[ps3isawesome]

Those came with the plant when I bought it. I use distiller water and the tray dried out at night. Should I repot?

 

[SerMuncherIV]

I would repot, that soil does not look healthy. These guys are pretty hardy, so they should survive just fine. However, I'm somewhat concerned that a seller is distributing plants with obviously degraded media...I'll have to be on lookout in the future.

 

[marcus_r]

I'd suggest taking a leaf-cutting, in case the plant won't make even after repotting.

 

[jimscott]

I wpuld try top watering, first, with purified water.

 

[ps3isawesome]

well lol too late, i already repotted. thanks everyone for your input, really appreciated.

 

[KATastrophe]

Top water for a bit in ur new pot. I only top water my droseras till the tray at the bottom fills up a bit then let um do their thing. I actually did a test and it looks like (to me in my conditions) do better being top watered cause it allows air to get at the roots - but could be different results for others in other areas I'm assuming.
Goodluck