Attached are photos of when I first got my drosera (last week Saturday evening) and how she is doing today. Forgive my messy desk, I was able to clear out all the objects you see in the picture above.
Hi everyone, I recently bought a Drosera Spatulata from my local plant shop and they had me set up with aqua soil and a pumice stone that is filled with the stuff!
I’ve been watering her consistently and she’s set up on my desk beneath a grow light. I aim for about 12 hours of sun a day with the grow light. Sadly, my window is not south facing so I get a lot of indirect sun. I open my window for as much airflow as possible.
In terms of wrongdoings in my care, I have been fussing over this plant for days as it began wilting when brought into my home. It’s not high humidity out here and pretty dry. I only recently switched to distilled water. I admit, I’ve been handling her too frequently for a carnivorous plant. This includes moving her off the rock to add more soil. I tried adding more light with a second growth light as the plant hasn’t produced dew since getting it. I do believe a lot of the wilting is from added environmental stress and too much handling.
Some things I may try is placing a bag over it to increase humidity, leave it alone entirely except for watering for a couple days, or consulting my local plant shop.
I used to take care of Venus flytraps and I do currently care for other non-carnivorous plants which is why I am so perplexed on what to do! I never had a plant wilt so quickly in my care.