Advice for Spoon leaf sundew

11 years ago

I just bought a spoon leaf sundew (it's labeled Drosera spatulata) I found it on clearance for 50 cents. I've never had a sundew before but I had to try for that price! So any advice anyone has would be most appreciated!

I googled basic care: full sun, good windowsill plant, keep damp, medium humidity, rain or distilled water only. Sound right? Any suggestions on pot size or medium?

As you can see in the pictures it has a lot of dead leaves on the bottom of the mound, and it has new growth coming out of the top. Should I trim off the dead?

Sorry for all the questions. I just want to make sure I'm giving it proper care. And sorry about the pics, they rotated on their own and I don't know how to fix it. Thanks in advance!

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tommyr_gw Zone 6

11 years ago

Since you just got it give it a few weeks to adjust. These are very easy plants. Set it in a shallow water tray. Rain or distilled water only. Bright light. Late afternoon or early morning Sun, bright light the rest of the day.

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zeroXstaticlife
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks a bunch! I'm going to stick it outside after it has some time to recover. I appreciate your response. Hopeful I can nurse this plant back to health!
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tommyr_gw Zone 6
11 years ago
These do not NEED to be outside, they can be grown on a windowsill year round. FYI.
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zeroXstaticlife
Original Author
11 years ago
Would It be ok to move it out during the summer? I have an old bakers rack I use for my other house plants that go out during the summer. During the winter I put them in an east facing window or my west facing window. Those are my best windows. The west one I only use during the winter because the bush blocks out the sun during the summer. The east one is above my sink and I keep my African Violets there year round. It only gets sun till one or two PM.
tommyr_gw Zone 6
11 years ago
Sure it can go outside, just protect it from the mid day Sun.
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zeroXstaticlife
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you so much you have been a huge help!!!
purslanegarden
11 years ago
While they don't need to be outside, I've read that they can handle temps up to 75-F but another source also said up to 100-F, though both agree that it should not be full sun. Morning sun only.

You can trim off the dead leaves. Cut carefully so you don't accidentally cut a good leaf.

If that place still has some more, you can get a few more. If you were able to keep them alive and not be frustrated by having them die off, these CPs get addictive to begin having a collection.
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zeroXstaticlife
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you! They did have some more but I'm fairly certain they were all dead. I got the one with the most green left. There was one other with a little green in the center but it looked like a goner! Im really enjoying my new little plant. I check on it everyday. I've using the tray method, I've got it on my bookshelf where it gets a couple hours of direct light and bright light for the rest. I'm anxiously awaiting some dew!