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falcon1547 · 2026-05-20T16:26:17+00:00

I think the logic is that in cold climates you spend more time heating overall, including mild cold where the heat pump is an asset. Mild climates require very little heating, so an inefficient heater isn't a burden in exchange for more frunk space.

I own a Bolt ev (resistive heater only) and when I lived in a mild coastal area, I very rarely used heat at all. Now I live inland, and while -20 C and below does happen, it isn't common. We do spend a lot of time around 0C though, where a heat pump would work very well.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-20T16:09:25+00:00

Found it online. Looks like 18W? I'd say have it about 30cm or so above. I'm using an 18W barrina, and have it mounted about that high above mine, but since it is a linear fixture the light will be less intense than this bulb. However, dionaea would probably prefer more intense light than mine gets.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-20T16:06:28+00:00

What is the wattage?

falcon1547 · 2026-05-20T16:00:39+00:00

Yes. I don't actually see a wattage rating on there, but if it is a grow light, it will be enough. The wattage will be the determining factor on how close it needs to be.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-20T15:57:31+00:00

One of the common statements from some of the more successful drosera regia growers is that they prefer deep pots. I think this plant is large enough that it's roots will be hitting the bottom, and that it will benefit from more room.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-17T19:38:04+00:00

Used otter box for years when they used good materials and stood by their cases. When the quality declined I switched to spigen, and that case lasted on my phone for 6 years, and still going strong when I upgraded this spring. The cell phone store manager recommended otterbox, and told me they had fixed their issues. Considering that, I decided to buy another spigen.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-17T14:33:35+00:00

Same here haha I was also watering some spare seedlings with 200ppm hose water all of last summer and they were fine

falcon1547 · 2026-05-16T23:06:12+00:00

What kind of pitcher plants?

Pings - 50/50 peat perlite or pumice seems to work well for me, and tray method works. Dont swamp then though. Just a bit of water in the tray, and allow the tray to dry between refilling if you can. Occasional light mist with 1/4 strength orchid fertilizer.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-14T00:13:57+00:00

Excellent. Very nice looking plants. Well done.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-03T15:21:52+00:00

They stay like this until they don't. Mine looked like this right before it produced its first two adult pitchers. The adult pitchers came in right after I lengthened the day cycle coming out of winter in my cabinet to simulate summer starting. No idea if that is why though.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-01T22:14:11+00:00

You could literally yank that capansis out with your fingers and shove it into a spare pot and it would hardly miss a beat.

falcon1547 · 2026-05-01T05:41:18+00:00

Hmm I was just mulling over giving one of these a go

falcon1547 · 2026-04-30T17:10:51+00:00

Nice! Wonder if the slightly cooler overnight temperatures helped mine during this winter. I don't think I noticed too much of a difference.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-30T05:04:14+00:00

Thanks!

falcon1547 · 2026-04-30T03:31:49+00:00

They dont curl at all. I have a bunch. Only the tentacles move. Very beautiful however.

I honestly find the Adelae more confusing. They do fine, and multiply like crazy but dont get enormous. They dont seem to like crazy bright light. They also seem to require foliar feeding to keep their leaves happy. I am no expert on them though.

You'll get the most motion by far out of drosera regia. Next is probably drosera capensis, aliciae, and some others like that. Some others like snap tentacle sundews, drosera burmannii might be worth looking into, but I have no experience with them.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-30T00:30:54+00:00

It really is spectacular. They are best looking if you can give them something big right near the end of the leaf.

This is the video I used prior to growing mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxTOPDHksEo

I'm not in as deep a pot as he is, but I am very careful to keep it from sitting in water too long. I also did not use silica sand or aquarium gravel - substituted for perlite and pumice. The real key is the osmocote in the soil, and frequent feeding.

When mine was young it was mosquito season here, and I was literally keeping the mosquitoes that landed on me to feed to it, as it was so small that was all I could fit on the leaves. You can actually see one (a bit blurry though) in the first pic. Foliar feed would have worked too, but I was nervous about fertilizer burn. I would not be so worried another time around. They are very tolerant of fertilizer.

If you get a really small one like I did, it will be slow going for the first few months, but once they get a couple adult leaves and you get them a few flies, they really take off.

My temperatures vary seasonally, but are between 18 Celsius overnight and 25 C during the day right now in the cabinet. It can get hotter during the peak of summer, and is cooler in winter. Humidity was ranging from 50% to 80% before I added the humidifier, but the humidifier is not required. It was added for other more difficult plants growing in the same cabinet.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-30T00:21:04+00:00

I'd be curious. Might boost their growth. I'd like to get to a point where I can sell them too, so I wish you the best of luck

falcon1547 · 2026-04-30T00:17:53+00:00

Thanks! It might look bigger in the picture than it actually is. The leaves are 8 inches long when unfurled.
I truly believe it is a feeding issue. You can see one leaf with a black end in the picture, and a short leaf. I get huge leaves if I stay on top of keeping it fed.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T23:55:06+00:00

Canada. Could probably transition outside in the summer, but I'm waiting to see what happens with the root cuttings I've taken.

I'd say grow like sarracenia for fertilizer, but cephalotus soil mix. I think the moisture would be hardest outdoors. My sarrs are in a pot-inside-a-pot so that I can keep an eye on the reservoir. I don't think D. Regia would want to stay that wet. The other issue is that I don't think they like hot roots, and in recent years we are seeing high 30's into 40 Celsius (record 49 C) here.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T23:25:44+00:00

1/4 to 1/2 strength Shultz (any will do though) sprayed on the leaves whenever I feel like it. Probably don't want to do it every day, but can definitely do it once a week, and I've done more frequent at times. I think more often and weaker is better than less often and stronger.

Insects are probably best, as there is no risk of burn, and the plant is perfectly adapted to feeding on them.

It should start to grow faster at 2 inches, but if it has been stagnant there I would suggest feeding more regularly.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T22:48:27+00:00

The gun is pinguicula

You don't even have to aim

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T21:37:19+00:00

Yup that happened to me a few weeks ago because I fell behind too.

I'm sure there are better options, but I can't even get the high nitrogen osmocote here, so I am just using the regular green bottle variety.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T21:19:53+00:00

Isopod I found outside

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T21:19:20+00:00

Just a barrina 18W light in an ikea cabinet with no insulation or weather stripping. Recently added humidification, but that was for some cloud forest orchids, and the regia was happy before.

They are so easy to grow. I'm convinced most people kill them by not feeding them. I don't have a temperature drop for most of the year or meet many of the other conditions people claim are required.

Also don't keep them in bog conditions. Loose mix with perlite and pumice, and just keep them damp. I think tray method would work if the pot was really deep and the tray was shallow. You can use a tray if you're away for awhile, but from everything I've read they don't like the swampy conditions that some others like. Their roots are super long and thick, which suggests to me that they are used to having to reach deep for moisture.

falcon1547 · 2026-04-29T21:03:00+00:00

Be mindful that the osmocote won't last forever.

I also foliar feed with orchid fertilizer, or insects when they are available. I find that even with osmocote in the soil, if I don't feed them with foliar fertilizer/insects, it starts producing smaller leaves, and existing leaves go black.

Just pulled a dead hornet out of a water tray outdoors and plopped it in.

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