Please have a look at my sundrew

Please have a look at my sundrew#49693

By salami -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:33 am
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:33 am #49693

I notice in the last week my plant is turning black.

It was growing fine a month ago. Nothing has changed. Distilled water, Full sun etc.

I notice the weather is becoming cooler as its nearly winter in New Zealand.

My plant doesn't seem to look so well.

Any idea what the problem might be? Repot it?

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49696

By moof -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:17 am
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:17 am #49696

Looks like it's going dormant, it's D.filiformis right? Don't water it too much, if the winters are mild then you can leave it outside

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49698

By salami -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:21 am
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:21 am #49698

Its a D fil...

I was just worried. Should the whole base be black/brown?

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49712

By moof -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:26 am
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:26 am #49712

It should develop short, deep-green curled leaves, like here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/2296236051/

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49714

By salami -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:18 pm
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:18 pm #49714

Nope nothing like that.

I decided to repotted since it may have been someone at the hostel doing something to the plant.

I carefully took the plant out. Wash the roots with tap water. Replace the soil with Peat and spaghnum moss.

I wet the soil with distilled water and its sitting in a small container of water.

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49743

By manzano167 -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:30 pm
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:30 pm #49743

why did uwash the roots with tap water? Distilled is better did the soil with Peat and spaghnum moss Say miracle gro?

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Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49747

By moof -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:24 pm
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:24 pm #49747

Yeah, hope your peat is fertilizer-free, acidic pH?

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#49794

By salami -  Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:16 am
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- Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:16 am #49794

Yes.There's no fertiliser.
I used the same soil as the one I used for my venus fly trap and it grew well. I bought it off a garden supplier who scooped it from a bag

Re: Please have a look at my sundrew#50153

By SDCPs -  Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:58 am
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- Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:58 am #50153

Yeah, they go dormant in the winter. D filliformis tracyii if I'm not mistaken.

Just keep it damp and don't worry! Take a leaf cutting now if you're concerned. That way you can have baby plants in case the big one dies.

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