Mini Drosera collection
 

Hi guys, I thought I'd like to share some of my sundews that I grow indoors under artificial lighting. Reason I grow them indoors is that my front porch does not get enough direct sunlight.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1748/burmanii.jpg
D.burmanii
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/435...ssppalacea.jpg
D.palacea ssp palacea
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8...rmediacuba.jpg
D.intermedia 'Cuba'
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8710/adelae.jpg
D.adelae
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5582/droseradish.jpg
Drosera dish containing Eriocaulon, D.spathulata, D.tokiaensis and D.burmanii
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2177/rnp.jpg
D.roseana and D.nitidula x pulchella
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3465/parao.jpg
D.paradoxa
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6...xpulchella.jpg
D.ericksonae x pulchella

cheers,
Alvin

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that's a very nice collection, funkychips!!!

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Drosera that growing under artificial light is really nice if compare with outdoor...

Alvin, you grow them nicely. Did you mind share with us yours indoor setup?

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Thanks Vi. I sometimes wish I can grow them out in the garden like yours. :shy:

Hi Casey,
Over the past year I have been downsizing my collection due to nematode attack (some plants could not be saved), so
I currently have a setup which is this:
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1874/setup1.jpg
I elevate the plants closer to the light on upturned plastic containers.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3451/setup2m.jpg
I've taken off the cooling fan as I switch on the air conditioning at night, and the PL lights are on from 7am to 10 pm. During daytime ventilation is provided by the table fan which is on timer from 9 am to 5 pm.

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Here's my D scorpiodes, germinated from gemmae over the past month.
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1940/scorpiodes.jpg

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wauh!!! that is nice setup... Why dont you setup like what David did? and you can use water tray, instead of aquarium. BTw, how big is the tank? and how many PLL you provide to them?

I really like yours setup, clean and neat!!!!

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It's just a simple setup, but you should give it a try too. Will think of an upgrade as soon as I allocate more space!! Fortunately they seem to do equally ok though in and out of the aquarium environment.

Casey, the tank is 2feet x 1 feet x 1 feet. I use two 55 watt PL lights. One isn't really enough to make the plants produce more reddish tone.

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Yep, really beautiful collection Funkeychips! Those D.palacea ssp palacea are really something else...I've got to try some of those soon! I've started growing mosses in my Drosera trays too. It makes a nice background for them and helps keep the sand from splashing onto the plants (mine are outdoor grown). Keep up the good growing!
~Shawn

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my goodness, it looks like a lab set-up. so clean and neat. i could never do something like that. you know my mess ... :P

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Yeah...having an indoor set-up is way better.Your plants won't look like it's beaten up by the rain.But I must say your paradoxa should have more light it will turn blood red!Really nice!But all the other drosera are better than mine.May I know what's the D.tokiaensis??

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Very nice and neat collection!
Keep it up!

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Thanks for the encouragement Shawn! But nothing beats the privilege of having to grow outdoor plants, they really make the plants complete their growth cycle at a normal rate I guess (mine is slow in growth and never once form any gemmae yet) - and to avoid water splashing maybe you can have an acrylic sheet roofing made for them or something?

The D.palacea ssp palacea is a must have. It looks totally stunning when fully grown. This is the one I got from David sometime last year. Thanks David! :D

Thanks Shamrock! It's simple but it's worth a try, really!! It took me less than half a day to get everything up.

Yeah Marvin the paradoxa is not red enough. Worse still it was totally green when I first started the setup using daylight bulbs only XD. As for the D tokaiensis, it's a drosera from Japan. It's really similar to D spathulata except for the slightly rounder look of the petioles. Easy to grow. Mine I just snip off from the old dying rosette and stuffed it into sphagnum. It's still putting out new leaves n spite of the disturbance. :0

Here's a thread on CPUK forum
http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index...howtopic=28831

Thanks fishoman! Hope the nematodes don't strike again. They gave me the worst nightmare!!:S

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Woah!Didn't realise they also grow in Japan!!D.tokaiensis is nice.

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like your drosera so much.....it is beautiful...:D
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Wow.......

Nice setup and I find a way to close some of my problem for Drosera.