Question
Hello. So I recently got back into raising carnivorous plants. I had some flytraps in my youth, but lately I have focused more on cacti and edible. But I bought two droseras(spatulata and multifida 'extreme') and a big flytrap from cobraplant. The flytrap and spatulata seem to be just happy where they are- flytrap is outside in nearly all day sun, and the droseras I have on a fairly lit S-SE window. The problem is, there is no real good window in my house for plants. They really only direct light near the end of the day due to trees blocking the early and late sun and eaves poking out from the roof of the house. I don't have any usable E or W Windows at all. I'm worried that my new droseras might not be getting enough light because the multifida seems to be wilting. But I'm concerned about putting then outside with my flytraps.

I live on the gulf coast, Texas. The summers here are pretty brutal with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees and humidity in the 90s+. Lately we've been in a drought though, so the humidity tends to be in the50-80 range. I know droseras can work in that, so should I just try putting then outside in partial sun? I know they are probably in shock from the journey to my home, and I want to give them as good a chance as possible.

My setup is not elaborate. Can't really afford much. Im not using any terrorism or greenhouse. What I have now are potted plants in several inches of spring water via custard cups. I do like to spray my plants though, with a sprayers to just help moisture them a bit more, but I know not to do this in the heat of the day if they are outside. I do however have an outdoor sensor that records temperature, weather and humidity to an indoor monitor in my room. Right now, I have outdoor conditions of 86*F at 69% humidity and an indoor reading of 76*/58%.

Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated. Thanks and sorry for the length.

Answer
Hello Brandon,

You may need to try outside growing with them. If the heat and intensity of the sun where you live is an issue, try some light shading material, like screen mesh or very light see through cloth to place over the plants so that a few hours of the most intense sunlight will be reduced. That way the plants will get most of the morning and evening sunlight and will receive shading from the noon time sun. As always, keep these bog plants hydrated heavily and do not forget about them out in the elements

If you get to the point where you have space and money for indoor growing, you can try some T-12 florescent lights over shelves for your plants that do not absolutely require full sun.