Drosera Regia

Drosera Regia#41797

By doku -  Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:42 am
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- Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:42 am #41797

So I will be repotting my drosera Regia pretty soon and I was wondering what everyone uses as their soil mix. At the moment I use equal parts peat, perlite, and pumice, but I was wondering if anyone who lives in warmer parts of the world had a good soil that works well for them.

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Re: Drosera Regia#41798

By linton -  Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:48 am
Location:  Adelaide Hills, South Australia
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- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:48 am #41798

I live in South Australia where Summer temperatures regularly go above 35 degrees C. 50% perlite & 50% long fibre sphagnum works well in a tall 6" pot - This way you can leave the whole thing sitting in a shallow tray of water without fear of the roots rotting, or drying out.

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Re: Drosera Regia#41850

By Aging_Bourbon -  Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:15 am
Location:  Adelaide Hills, South Australia
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- Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:15 am #41850

I just use standard

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Re: Drosera Regia#41865

By doku -  Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:42 am
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- Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:42 am #41865

Do you guys keep it outside in full sun or in partial sun?

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Re: Drosera Regia#41940

By linton -  Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:22 am
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- Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:22 am #41940

Mine's in the greenhouse and gets the full afternoon sun - 50% shade until midday though.

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Re: Drosera Regia#41942

By doku -  Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:36 am
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- Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:36 am #41942

Do you find that they need a drop in temperature from day to night. If so, how much of a drop? Last summer was my first time with mine, I put ice cubes every night to cool down the roots, but I am not sure if it was really necessary.

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