Lucky Drosophyllum germination

[jrfxtreme]

For the past couple of years I've been trying to germinate Drosophyllum with 0% success. I finally got fed up and sowed them randomly in different plant pots last winter. Well a couple days ago I went outside and noticed something strange in my Ceph pot. I thought it was a weed at first but upon closer inspection, I realized it was actually a dewy pine!





Unfortunately it was growing right on top of my ceph so I had to risk separating the two. I carefully slid the soil out of the pot and pulled them off as a chunk but the dewy pine root was very long, even longer than the ceph root and became exposed. I dug a hole in my original dewy pine pot that hadn't been used since I set it up a couple years ago.. and set him in.



Well today I went outside and the little seedling had gone limp in the pot so I figured there wasn't much that I could do to save it. I sprayed some water on it and to my surprise a half hour later it was standing up again!

Any tips on keeping this baby alive would be very helpful. I heard they prefer a slight night time drop and since I live in a place with strictly lowland summers, I have it sitting under a tree that filters out only a small amount of sunlight. The soil is a mix of perlite, sand and vermiculite. I'm not sure if I remember correctly but there might be a tiny bit of peat in there too.

Any advice on watering? Does anyone out there use a fertilizer?

Sorry for the long post.

[Deleted]

wow that is really great to hear...sorry though I dont have any info for help...try some of the other topics under drosophyllum they may have info

[sarracenialover]

I've heard that dewy pines really loathe transplanting.

[icemansyr]

From my experience with the plant and tips I've been given here is what I can tell you. They thrive in a Mediterranean climate. They like cool nights and warm, sunny days. They prefer a really well-drained mix of mostly sand and some peat moss. When you water them it should be over-head and they like to go a few days before adding anymore water. The roots can go pretty deep so it might be a good idea to 'slack pot' the plant. This means placing the pot within a larger pot filled with more sand and some peat. I suppose if the original pot you had the plant in was quite deep then you wouldn't have to bother with 'slack potting' the plant. Hope this helps!

[BarryRice]

Any update on this Drosophyllum? I'm concerned....any time I've seen Drosophyllum go limp, it has never recovered for the long term. The fact your plant rejuvenated astonishes me!

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[Dave Evans]

The babies can be transplanted. And that is it. Once they have grown out several leaves, do not transplant them, unless you have plenty of spares.