Spoonleaf sundew

[CPsInAtl]

I was just curious how you all grow your spoon leaf sundews. Mine is in a giant clump in a 3" pot as it came from the grower. Do you usually let it grow like that, or spread it out?

 

[Clint]

depends on what you think looks better.

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

Well said. Drosera intermedia is a clumping plant in habitat so I prefer to grow it like that. If you divide them, you'll probably get more plants since they will all tend to clump.

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

Quote[/b] (Tamlin Dawnstar @ July 30 2006,8:58)]Well said. Drosera intermedia is a clumping plant in habitat so I prefer to grow it like that. If you divide them, you'll probably get more plants since they will all tend to clump.

Spoon leaf would be D. rotundifolia.... wow i cant believe i just did that

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Alex

 

[Drosera36]

Actually, the round leaf sundew is D. rotundifolia. The spoon leaf is D. intermedia.

-Ben

 

[FarmerDave]

I thought that drosera spatulata was the spoon leaved sundew

 

[SpyCspider]

lol...yay for common vs. latin names

I've always read that:
D. intermedia - water/ love-nest sundew
D. spatulata - spoon-leafed/spatula-leafed (go fig) sundews
D. rotundifolia - round-leafed sundew

guess it all depends on what kind of spoons you're accustomed to using... =P

 

[LLeopardGGecko]

Yeah, I've always been under the impression that:

Spoonleaf Sundew = Drosera spatulata

And to answer the posters original question, it all depends on how I'm growing the Spoonleaf Sundews. If they're just in a pot like yours, I leave them be. If they're in a classic terrarium where they have more room, I let them run rampant! And trust me, Spoonleaf Sundews are crazy little guys. They can take over a whole terrarium within a year or two. They're EXTREMELY prolific, up there with Cape Sundews and Bladderworts.

 

[CPsInAtl]

thanks. And from now on I'm not using common names. I was after D. spatulata

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

bleh... i loose.
Alex