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Expert: - 4/16/2009


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Can you give some info on drosera slackii? I've ordered one
(finally after waiting 4-5 yrs. for one to pop up) but I don't know just how different this particular drosera is from the rest. Can you give me some tips?
thank you
marian

Answer
Hello Marian,

I have never cultivated that particular species nor do I know much about it other than it grows in the Cape region of South Africa. Knowing that much, I personally would grow it with my Cape sundews, in the same conditions, until I knew more about it.

I might be wrong on that, but at least the region gives some idea of what to expect based on other plants that grow there.

I would suggest contacting Sarracenia Northwest and emailing or calling the grower you obtained the plant from. The grower should include instructions on the care of this sundew. If they do not, I would be cautious about ordering anything else from them.

Christopher

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Christopher Littrell

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I am capable of answering questions about the most common carnivorous plants found in cultivation. I have no personal experience with Byblis, Drosophyllum, Aldrovanda, and Heliamphora. I have not cultivated gemmae forming pygmy sundews nor tuberous sundews. For information regarding those aforementioned species, I would suggest contacting other experts. I can answer questions regarding most species of Nepenthes, tropical and temperate Drosera, Mexican Pinguicula, Sarracenias, and Dionaea. I have some limited experience with growing Utricularia, Cephalotus, and Darlingtonia.

Experience

I have grown carnivorous plants off and on for about 27 years. I have made the same mistakes and suffered the same mishaps that many growers make as they attempt to separate the myths from the realities of growing these plants. Currently, I am successfully growing a variety of tropical sundews, a Nepenthes, several Venus Flytraps of varying ages, and Sarracenias. I have been successful in stratifying Sarracenia seeds and providing artificial dormancy requirements for my temperate plants when needed.

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I hold a Master's degree in Educational Psychology. Over my lifetime, I have constantly read books involving the growing conditions of carnivorous plants. I hope to incorporate the educational aspects involved in psychology with teaching other people how to cultivate carnivorous plants.

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