Why can't I grow adelea ?

[jm82792]

Well I have had adelea for months now the plants have not grown but died then came back but the shoots are not growing really.
What conditions do they enjoy most? Mine are in filtered lights,60% humidity with 60F. I could do a 10 gallon tank for adelea and the other sisters with a weak strip light maybe. And I could add a small reptile heating thing or a aqurium heater in a jar of water.

[locko]

I tried the other 2 sisters because I thought hey they can't be that hard. But they are long dead and I wont be trying them again for a long time. Sorry to be a bit negative. I haven't grown adelea before but from what I know the three sisters like higher humidity and higher temperature 25C /80F. But can take down to 12C /55F, the conditions you have seem okay because adelea should be more forgiving.

[Brian Barnes]

D.adelae appreciates warmer temps and hates too much light, especially direct sun...Try 75 to 80 degrees temp. with about 80% humidity.

[huntsmanshorn]

A little more heat and a little more humidity would probably help. If you are using straight peat or the usual 50/50 mix to grow them in, I would suggest switching to either long fibered or live sphagnum moss. I have had very much better luck with the latter two as opposed the the former.

[RL7836]

huntsmanshorn said:

A little more heat and a little more humidity would probably help. If you are using straight peat or the usual 50/50 mix to grow them in, I would suggest switching to either long fibered or live sphagnum moss. I have had very much better luck with the latter two as opposed the the former.

While D. adelae is a weed compared to the other 2 sisters (ie: more forgiving), it seems to thrive in the same (or similar conditions). As Mr. Horn recommended, 60*F may be a tad too cool (but they do like it cool - thrive in 65 - 75*F for me). I also agree w/ his recommendation on media. Here's a thread from a while ago on D. schizandra media - but the same probably applies to D. adelae - especially if you're having issues. I believe Siggi has reinforced this with some recent posts in this forum (probably one of the schizandra posts).

[wadave]

Hey jm82792, remember that the 'three sisters' are from Queensland which is much like Florida in temperature and humidity.

I don't grow them myself but from reading 'The Savage Garden' and seeing schizandra growing on the floor of picrophill's greenhouse like a weed I can confirm they like, warm to hot/ humid and shady conditions.

See some photos of these schizandra in Barry's post icps.proboards105.com/index.cgi?board=drosera&action=display&thread=1192471174

Dave.

[brokken]

wadave said:

Hey jm82792, remember that the 'three sisters' are from Queensland which is much like Florida in temperature and humidity.

I don't grow them myself but from reading 'The Savage Garden' and seeing schizandra growing on the floor of picrophill's greenhouse like a weed I can confirm they like, warm to hot/ humid and shady conditions.

See some photos of these schizandra in Barry's post icps.proboards105.com/index.cgi?board=drosera&action=display&thread=1192471174

Dave.

Mid-Florida Temperatures can and often dip below freezing. Since I've been growing (and continue to leave outside) my D. adelea here in San Jose, CA: Will it overwinter okay outside?

[Brian Barnes]

Brokken, i wouldn't leave D. adelae outside for too long if temps get below 50F for an extended period...especially if the weather forecast is off, {which they seem less accurate than they use to be!} I lost several trays of tropical drosera one Winter when a forecast of 55F turned into 36F! Due to the improper forecast, i didn't light my two kerosene heaters that i use in my greenhouse to keep things around 55 or 60F during cold plunges...
The end result was "The Black Death" of many tropical Drosera... You might want to watch it, just to be safe.

[wadave]

Hi brokken,

I doubt very much they would tollerate anything but the mildest winter but remember this is not from experience.

Queensland experiences hot and humid summers and very mild winters, I'm talking shorts weather a lot of the time, with nights that very, very rarely drop below a few degrees C.

It may be worth doing a bit more research on their growing conditions and ask around the local CP clubs if anyone grows them and what they do.

Dave.

[jm82792]

It was growing untill my mom removed the bag it may come back again though