- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:30 pm
#446665
Hello all!
I'm having some trouble with my Drosera regia and hoping those experienced with this species might be able to help. It's the dreaded crown rot and has struck 3 of my 4 plants so far!
I received root cuttings from another member of this forum and was able to strike 4 baby plants which I've been growing out over the past year and they were looking hale and hearty ... until one day they just turned black and died from the crown out.
Inspecting the root system showed that the main stem was rotted with no living tissue remaining although further out the roots appeared to still be in good condition. I've taken a couple of root cuttings to try and see if they'll strike.
I grew 2 of them in 1 peat:1 perlite and 2 of them in 1 sphagnum:1 perlite ... everybody has rotted away except for one of the plants in sphagnum.
I followed the recommendation of putting ~3-4 osmocote granules in the soil media but it didn't seem to matter. I've been keeping the soil moist but not wet. I usually water once a week or so by immersing the full pot in rain water and letting it drain. No standing water.
All 4 plants were under led lights with a dli of around 20, which should be plenty of light without stressing them out.
Temps were consistently between 70-80 F but no air movement since I don't have a fan in that room.
No sign of pests as far as I can tell.
They all looked great until one day they just keeled over. I just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Please help!
I'm having some trouble with my Drosera regia and hoping those experienced with this species might be able to help. It's the dreaded crown rot and has struck 3 of my 4 plants so far!
I received root cuttings from another member of this forum and was able to strike 4 baby plants which I've been growing out over the past year and they were looking hale and hearty ... until one day they just turned black and died from the crown out.
Inspecting the root system showed that the main stem was rotted with no living tissue remaining although further out the roots appeared to still be in good condition. I've taken a couple of root cuttings to try and see if they'll strike.
I grew 2 of them in 1 peat:1 perlite and 2 of them in 1 sphagnum:1 perlite ... everybody has rotted away except for one of the plants in sphagnum.
I followed the recommendation of putting ~3-4 osmocote granules in the soil media but it didn't seem to matter. I've been keeping the soil moist but not wet. I usually water once a week or so by immersing the full pot in rain water and letting it drain. No standing water.
All 4 plants were under led lights with a dli of around 20, which should be plenty of light without stressing them out.
Temps were consistently between 70-80 F but no air movement since I don't have a fan in that room.
No sign of pests as far as I can tell.
They all looked great until one day they just keeled over. I just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Please help!
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Another angle of the recently deceased D. regia.
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The recently deceased D. regia. If you look closely you can see the crown rot.
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The last remaining D. Regia up close.
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The last remaining D. Regia in it's home spot.
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