QuestionHi, I own a drosera scorpioides. I keep it on my patio where it gets about 5 to six hours of filtered sunlight coming from the east. It's about 1 inch tall in a four inch pot. The soil is the standard mix that you sell on your site. I live in south Florida where it tends to get really hot. On your website , you said it needs full sun. but i would think that the Florida sun is too intense. In the spot that i keep it in now, the dew is clear, whereas on most pictures the dew is kinda red. The first couple days the first leaves scorched, but it recovered and now has 5 leaves with a sixth one coming in. this sundew grows alongside with 2 other sundews, 1 butterwort, and 1 nepenthes . All plants have scorched once and are fine now. Do you think that in these gowning conditions, that the pygmy sundew will give out gemmae. if not, what can i change to get gemmae next year.
AnswerHi Nathan,
" but i would think that the Florida sun is too intense"
Do you think that Florida sun is more intense than the sun the plant gets in its native habitat in Western Australia? Not likely. Drosera scorpioides is at its best in full intense sun. Here's a photo from Australia showing its natural color and habitat locations: http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3130 You just need to make sure that it is constantly wet. If the plant has been in lower light conditions the leaves will be lighter green. When moved to full sun you may get some burning, but newer leaves will grow out with the nice intense red color. Your Nepenthes and butterwort have different light requirements. Carnivorous plants are definitely not a "one size fits all" group of plants.
You should see gemmae on your plant in the next month or so. Production of these is seasonal. They produce them in the fall. When days get shorter and nights a little cooler, production of gemmae usually starts in the crown of the plant. If your plant is too young it may take until next year.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
