Question

D. Aliciae   I bought last thursday Drosera Aliciae from garden center. It looks good, and its live in my balcony. I put it direct sunlight. Is it good or do i put it in a shady area?

Answer
Hi Aapo,

You definitely want the plant is direct sun, in a very sunny window.  With just a couple exceptions, and this plant isn't one of them, sundews are full-sun plants.  They do very poorly and usually die if in too much shade.  D. aliciae is from South Africa and is a sun lover.

Once the plant has had more sun you should see the red color darken, and mucilage production increase.

For general information on tropical sundew care see our caresheet pages:  http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com/Articles.asp?ID=262  Also consider taking a look at our volume #2 DVD.  It can help you to understand sundew and butterwort basics, and help you to avoid the mistakes so common to new growers.  http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com/Grow-Carnivorous-Plants-DVD-2-p/01112.htm

Good Growing!

Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com

Hei Aapo,

Et varmasti halua kasvi on suorassa auringonpaisteessa, hyvin aurinkoinen ikkuna. Vain pari poikkeuksia, ja t鋗?kasvi ei ole yksi niist? sundews ovat t鋣nn?su kasveja. Ne eiv鋞 eritt鋓n huonosti ja yleens?kuolevat, jos liikaa varjossa. D. aliciae on Etel?Afrikasta ja on sun rakastaja.

Kun kasvi on ollut enemm鋘 aurinkoa sinun pit鋓si n鋒d?punainen v鋜i tummentaa, ja liima tuotannon kasvu.

Yleist?tietoa trooppisten sundew hoito katso caresheet sivut: http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com/Articles.asp?ID=262 My鰏 harkita vilkaisemalla myyntivolyymimme # 2 DVD. Se voi auttaa sinua ymm鋜t鋗滗n sundew ja butterwort perusasiat, ja auttaa sinua v鋖tt鋗滗n virheit?niin tavallista uusia viljelij鰅t? http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com/Grow-Carnivorous-Plants-DVD-2-p/01112.htm

Hyv?kasvaa!

Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com