Sick Drosera (with photo)

[madneto]

As you can see, my plant babe didn't take the transition to dorm life very well. I didn't notice until after it had declined that it wasn't getting enough sun from the window I set it up in front of -- when I was back home, though, it was thriving.



I have since bought a humidifer for it and a grow light and I'm home on break, so I'm hoping it will recover, but I was hoping for some opinions on how good its chances look.



PS. It's wet looking because I had just watered it before taking the photo. It's actually not very sticky, except for some of the few green parts that you see.

[hcarlton]

It looks like it was hit by frost, honestly. Since humidity is not necessarily a defining factor of Drosera health (but adequate sunlight is), a few questions need to be asked: what soil is it in? What species is it? What temperatures is it experiencing? Are there any insects on it that may be pests?

[madneto]

hcarlton

I posted on another forum as well, and someone said the exact same thing in regards to frost damage... it's an indoor plant, though, so idk how it would've been hit by frost. I've kept it sitting on a windowsill, but the window has always remained closed. I know it's gotten colder but I live in NC/VA (home is in NC, but I go to school in VA) and it hasn't snowed or anything like that and the plant has been inside, so I don't know what's going on there. I had a fan going in my dorm, but that's about it.

As for species, it's either a hybrid or a hamiltonii. My mamory is hazy and I'm not 100% sure.

Same with the soil composition. In regards to not being sure, I mean. I bought it from California Carnivores and, since they ship their plants in a soil mixture specifically formulated for whatever particular plant you purchase, I haven't repotted it since I bought it. I'm relatively new to carnivorous plant keeping (I bought my plant babes last summer), and I bought them all this way because I didn't want to have to worry about potting/mixing soil/etc. On their site FAQ, it says you should be able to go a year without repotting?

Regarding pests, I saw a snail on it a few weeks back, which I thought was weird?? It was tiny, but I made sure to pull it off, regardless. And I've seen some ants over on the windowsill since I've brought my plants back home with me from break. Not on the plants, but around them.

[madneto]

Also, not sure if this helps, but this is a pic of the plant of just after I got it, back when it was thriving. For comparison