Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#404939

By MarcinS -  Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:55 pm
Location:  Warsaw, Poland
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- Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:55 pm #404939

Sundews

Drosera oblanceolata

Drosera schizandra (it grows in sand and sphagnum)

Drosera glabripes

Drosera capensis

Drosera serpens, prolifera and madagascariensis

Drosera nidiformis

Drosera affinis

Drosera curvipes

Drosera regia without any sand, just in water

Drosera scorpioides

Drosera hamiltonii

Butterworts:

Other CP

Cephalotus

Genlisea

Heliamphora x midoxa

Roridula gorgonias

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436099

By MarcinS -  Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:17 pm
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- Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:17 pm #436099

Update
It was difficult to grow sundews in fully inorganic medium because there were different kinds of nutrient deficiencies developing. I potted most of my sundews in peat. Mexican butterworts and flytraps still grow in water but a have replaced sand with basalt gravel. It is black so it looks better and it is much more algae resistant than sand.

To avoid nutrient deficiencies I water my plants with diluted Hoagland solution containing all essential elements except for nitrogen and phosphorus. Lack of nitrogen and phosphorus in water helps to restrict algae growth. To supplement these elements to plants I use foliar fertilization with diammonium phosphate (with concentration calculated as 100 mg of P per liter).

Flytraps did not have cold dormancy during 2022/2023 winter, they just had shorter daylength.

I may add more photos or information if You are interested in the experiment.

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436100

By MarcinS -  Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:19 pm
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Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436130

By Intheswamp -  Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:38 pm
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- Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:38 pm #436130

Would love to see the images but I don't have the time to wait at let all the large images load. The number and size of the images are too much for my slow connection.

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436146

By Huntsmanshorn -  Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:53 pm
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- Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:53 pm #436146

Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:38 pm Would love to see the images but I don't have the time to wait at let all the large images load. The number and size of the images are too much for my slow connection.

Well, I can help you with that. They all look fantastic.

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436147

By Huntsmanshorn -  Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:55 pm
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- Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:55 pm #436147

Edit, disregard please.

Last edited by Huntsmanshorn on Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436148

By Intheswamp -  Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:32 pm
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- Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:32 pm #436148

Huntsmanshorn wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:53 pm
Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:38 pm Would love to see the images but I don't have the time to wait at let all the large images load. The number and size of the images are too much for my slow connection.
Well, I can help you with that. They all look fantastic.

Glad to hear it.

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#436158

By DragonsEye -  Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:06 pm
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- Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:06 pm #436158

Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:32 pm
Huntsmanshorn wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:53 pm Well, I can help you with that. They all look fantastic.
Glad to hear it.

Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

Re: Growing carnivorous plants in pure silica sand#437109

By andynorth -  Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:29 pm
Location:  Federal Way, WA
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- Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:29 pm #437109

Is it possible to do this using silica sand?

Thank you:
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