Cape Sundew Beginner Care Tips - How To Repot & Care For A Drosera Capensis!

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[@gregnevels8111]

I've gotten several plants from California Carnivores and have been pleased every time.

[@Kira-kg4kl]

I love how clean you are using a spoon and I'm here just throwing soil around with my hands, it ends up all over the floor, in my hair, on my face 😂😂

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Lol, I wish it was always this clean. I try to clean it up a bit for videos but it's usually a pretty messy affair. It's fun to get your hands dirty!

[@Kira-kg4kl]

@Carnivorous Plants Hub ngl even when intry to keep it clean it's a total disaster 🙃 I end up making even more of a mess 😆 I think you did good even if it is just for the video sake ahaha

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Maybe I should stop tidying it up for video sake and just send it! Lol.

[@Kira-kg4kl]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub 😆 it doesn't hurt to show the real disaster zone every now and then, so then chaotic messes like me realise its not just them 🤣

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Definitely not just you. Everything I repot it's a total disaster zone.

[@mandyfair9082]

I I had a Drosera Madagascariensis that grew really long and scraggly and looked really crappy at the bottom. So I cut it at the healthy looking part and put it in water. To my surprise it grew roots. I repotted and its still going! just thought I'd share. Loved the vid!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

That's really awesome, they are pretty resilient plants! Love sundews!

[@ClausCarnivores]

nice video, you are absolutely right, these sundews grow like weed when you dont take care ;) The tiny little seeds spread everywhere,you will have them in every other pot nearby (also the D.spatulata, they spread like the capensis,too). Also it is interesting that they regenerate very good. I had several plants that died above ground but came back in little plants weeks after. So never throw away "dead" sundews very fast.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

This is so true! Never give up on a Sundew, there is always a chance!

[@mrlauro9150]

Really? I hope mine spread

[@jerfguy]

I also had one die off above ground but came back! It's a very cute tiny version.

[@johnwolf7073]

your videos are awesome, love from Greece !

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

John, thank you so much! I can't tell you how much I appreciate this! You are amazing!

[@victorortizwuellmann474]

Thanks!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Victor, I appreciate this so much. Thank you!!!

[@leepaynter5866]

My plant is just scrappy and I can’t get it to grow. I ordered back in October, planted in the supplied media. It was doing just OK for a while but took a turn for the worse. I didn’t know about the distilled water and have since been only using distilled. It’s possible that I let it dry out, as it was living downstairs under the grow light with all of my other plants. The tiny thing has been hanging on, but just wont seem to thrive. Any advice on saving this thing??

[@chibihoops]

I found this video randomly from a Google search trying to find tips for my plants I ordered in the mail. I'm super glad I found your channel; you're super helpful and passionate about what you do. I also went on over to California Carnivores to snag a couple others. I can't wait to see your journey towards your nursery!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

That's awesome! Thank you so much for your support, it means so much! Always trying to put out more valuable content. Love my carnis!

[@Lela-plants]

So did I. Got a capensis alba and a spatulata and then realized I didn’t look at care beforehand. 🙄

[@jerfguy]

Wonderful video! I even enjoyed the light background music. Great topic and well done 👍! Thank you.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate you!

[@ericestrada5472]

❤❤❤❤ hope you achieve your dream!! I’d love to open up a nursery one day!!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you my friend, appreciate the kind words!

[@GmamaGrowz]

I just got my first Sundew, I'm excited to scroll threw your channel and tips, TFS!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

How exciting, hopefully the first of many!

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

my Cape sundew is outside in full sun all day long and since I have owned it, it has not made the sticky substance, does this Drodsera only make the dew when it needs nutrients or is my sundew not doing good? it also sits in a 6" saucer with distilled water at all times.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Might need a little more humidity. Also, make sure it's sitting in water all the time. They should never dry out at all.

[@dazbrown8562]

If the tips start going brown (like some of yours in this video) do I need to cut them or just leave them? Thank you.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

I don't cut them until they turn entirely brown. These grow kind of funny. They will start to look like a palm tree as the lower leaves turn brown and die and the upper ones continue grow.

[@dazbrown8562]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub thank you 😊

[@gregnevels8111]

I just got a Cape Sundew and placed it in a north facing windowsill with a LED grow light on a 12 hour timer a little bit above the plant.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Right on! Hopefully you will get more!

[@gregnevels8111]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub already have!

[@maxsuelusa2006YouTubeTv]

Nice 👍

[@mitochondria2175]

I also have a capensis in a south-facing windosill. But I noticed it needed more light so I bought an LED bulb and right now it is even flowering.I love your videos! Keep it up! A little correction, it is "capensis", not carpensis:)

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

This was so embarrassing. I have literally seen it as "carpensis" my entire life. I actually did not even believe you and had to go and look. Somewhere along the line, It entered my brain that way and has not left until now. I appreciate you pointing that out! I updated the title and description, but still sound like an idiot saying it in the video. Lol. Thank you for your kind words and pointing out the error of my ways!

[@mitochondria2175]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub dw man, everyone makes mistakes:))

[@jethroteece4750]

I read that as car penis 😭

[@centurion6651]

Excellent work and video 👍 I would like to work with you if possible.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you!! What do you mean you'd like to work with me? You can reach out on Instagram too, if needed.

[@Sharieflove]

Thank you so much for this video! I got a sundew as a gift recently and I knew it was more than one plant. I watched your guide and started the repotting process... And now I have 14 sundews!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thats awesome, sundews are a lot of fun. Fairly easy to grow and they spread like wildfire. Such an amazingly beautiful and fun plant!

[@jesseflores8566]

Love it bro!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you Jesse!

[@janstewart2041]

One of the most beautiful “weeds” I’ve seen 😅😂

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Definitely!

[@TyRiver4671]

Awsome video thanks. I hope you can achieve your dream

[@Wulfenite295]

The maxsea will harm the plant if you where to fertilize them every day but if you only fertilize them once a month than a little maxsea on the soil is no big deal . But however it can encourage algae and moss to grow on the soil. I use long fiber moss on the bottom.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Yes, thank you. I should have expanded more on this in the video looking back. Please, if you want to use maxsea do your research. It requires a special dilution and you have to apply it a certain way. Never use fertilizer with carnivorous plants unless you did your research, it's tricky!

[@SonofGrizzlyAdams]

Got mine 2 weeks ago. I think i saw a little ooze but not much dew. Wanted to move to a bigger pot to help it not dry out. but they warned against fertalizer and i dont have much extra moss left. So dirt and sand that doesnt add fertalizer or chemicals should be fine?

[@providedjoker2649]

Quick question…do they need to go into dormancy like the Venus flytraps??

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Cape Sundews do not! They can be kept in similar growing conditions year round!

[@Delaypat]

So don't put them next to a cannabis plant?

[@gloriabuford4576]

I’m really enjoying your videos. So easy to follow and see everything you’re doing. Good luck on your future journey. 👍

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you so much for your kind words Gloria, it really means a lot! Thank you for watching!!

[@anonlf8398]

"Drosera Carpensis"

[@alyssaadamson1563]

I live in Utah and I just ordered a Drosera Filiformis Tracyi. Dry climate. Any tips for keeping it alive?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

I would probably keep a plastic bag over them for the first couple days to help with humidity. Slowly start taking the bag off for a few hours every day. This will allow the plant to slowly acclimate to a dryer climate. It should acclimate fine but sometimes if we shock the plant it can be too much all at once. A slower acclimation often has better results.

[@blakeryan3771]

wouldn’t the paper towel get moldy?

[@chestbuster1987]

Cool video! I bought some peat to replant some carnivorous plants but after watering the peat, I noticed that the water that was coming off it had a pretty high PPM (over 300) on my TDS meter. I know that carnivorous plants should have under 50 ppm in their water so I'm a little concerned. Any advice?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Flush that baby out. I'd keep flushing it until that water is under 50. 300 ppm is a slow death for your plant.

[@austincreates5034]

Sorry to post this here, but i do need to know, my flytrap is starting to make a flower and do see some people saying i should cut it off or else my plant will die, but im not so sure. So i was wondering if anyone Could tell me whats best to do. Leave it, or cut it.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Hey Austin, I actually made an entire video all about cutting vs not cutting, check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKuplq2gqbCCl8U

[@austincreates5034]

Awesome video and i learned something about sundews ^^ Dude you making keeping plants and caring for them a lot of fun! ^^

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thanks Austin, that really means a lot. I appreciate it my friend!

[@jennreidl7709]

I ordered a sundew and Venus flytrap. They are traveling from California to Ohio. How long should I wait to repot them? I don’t want to shock them any more than they already will be.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Did you order from a reputable nursery? Did you get them bare root or already potted? If potted and the nursery is reputable, I'd just leave them in their pots until they need to be repotted. No need to repot them right away. Wait until they outgrow their current pot then repot the VFT toward the end of it's dormant period. I'd also repot the sundew during the colder season when they grow a little less.

[@dfridge2375]

Like an idiot I got worried about not having any rainwater for a while and watered my sundew with tap water, but to make things worse I drizzled it from above. So now it has curled up black leaves in lots of places. I’ve realised what I’ve done wrong, but now how do I proceed? Leave the black leaves or remove them?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Remove the black leaved and flush the plant the best you can with some rain or distilled water. Let the water flow out of the bottom of the pot. Do this a few times, it helps flush out the dissolved solids left by thr tap water.

[@m.hoffman2889]

what other sundews do you recommend can be put together with capensis? I got red capensis, binata, latifolia, natalensis and neocaledonica x oblanceolata, though they dont all like the same conditions. Like capensis looks all healthy but the others not so much, when sharing same conditions. Also I'd add to your vid, that capensis is from my experience kinda the only sundew that can sit indoors on a (dry) windowsill and grow healthy, all the others need an additionnal light

[@sashkis]

Thank you Carnivorous plants hub pro

[@jolilah]

I have a lot of carnivorous plants and they all do fine but Drosera never seems to do as well. So I don't know about it being a weed xD

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Give it a lot of light and keep the tray of water full. Hopefully you have a little more luck!

[@Mightymilesdiscover]

do you recommend organic earth soil for a cape sundew I am thinking of buying organic earth

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

I'd recommend getting some from California Carnivores, it's higher quality! Plus you can get 10% off by using CPHUB at checkout. www.californiacarnivores.com/collections/growing-supplies/products/california-carnivores-professional-grade-peat-and-perlite-mix?aff=7

[@aithawn1261]

1:53 “gives money back to himself” OR, “gets same money”

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Huh? I sent that money to fly trap garden. A fellow KZbin account that I enjoy listening to. You can go to that video and still see my comment. I have no problem supporting fellow KZbinrs!!

[@emilymills4832]

I get a ton of large flies in my home in the summer months - is there a carnivorous plant that would be good at helping with this?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

If you had a full sized mature capensis, it might capture some large house flies in bulk. Flytraps are also great, but harder to raise indoors without extra lights. Not great kitchen plants. Sarracenia also do an awesome job catching larger flies (probably the best carnivorous plant for large flies) but also require full sun outside. If given an extra grow light in the kitchen, a Sarracenia might help you catch a lot of flies.

[@markday5797]

You make that re-potting so easy. 😁

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Ha! Lots of practice I suppose!

[@fuba44]

Any update coming on this plant ? i just bought 2 of them, and I'm exited to see how yours are doing.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Mine is doing pretty good right now. I'll definitely consider doing an update soon!

[@janstewart2041]

Where do you get you sand?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

If I remember right, I think it was a giant bag of pool sand from Ace Hardware. But Lowes and Home Depot also usually carry pool filter sand.

[@WKfpv]

Thanks for the video. What are the proportions of the substrate?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Its 2 parts peat 2 parts perlite and 1 part silica sand.

[@CyclopsRecords]

Enjoy! 1k likes! 😀

[@sakuram69]

This is my next plant lol my poor flytrap isn’t surviving, but I am still vigilant with it. These guys are a bit hardier and don’t require any dormancy and since I only have one grow light/lamp, this will be great in my window.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Yes, much easier to grow than a flytrap. With a little extra light, this will do awesome in a window sill!

[@sakuram69]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub I actually bought a capensis and a typical flytrap and the flytrap is doing so much better than my last one, but the sundew is still having a rough time coming out of shock. It has new growth coming up and I’m hoping in a few weeks I’ll see some dew drops on those, but the older ones aren’t producing any yet. I have it situated beside my vft in a deeper water dish so it gets that nice grow light as well

[@Justjoshin1244]

Where can you buy those

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Most carnivorous plant nurseries sell these. This particular one I bought from Rainbow Carnivorous Plants. Great little nursery!

[@megzervas1056]

Thanks so much for this video! I bought myself a Drosera Capensis from Rainbow Carnivorous to (hopefully) get rid of my gnat problem (and maybe because I want my venus flytraps to have a new friend haha). But this will definitely help me with getting it settled into its new home :D

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Right on Meg, they are great for that. I just propagated a bunch of Pings too that I might be selling soon. They are also great for catching gnats. I'm not sure if you watched it, but I have a video where I used my pings to help with a fungus gnat outbreak I had in my grow tent! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4HWhpqkrMl1ZqM Keep your eyes open if you are interested in getting one of these, I'm really hoping to sell some soon!

[@megzervas1056]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub Awesome! I'll definitely keep a look out for those! That's actually the next carni plant that I plan to get :D

[@MoniqueBlairASMR]

My Sundew is doing well, flowered, and all. I planted mine in moss.

[@jenniferluft6273]

Mine were shipped in moss. Do I need to replant in soil?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Not necessarily. Some moss is find. If the moss is overwhelming the plant, I like to trim the moss back. But you can do this without repotting it. I did it here on this video a bit, kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmbNdIZom5WosK8

[@sashkis]

Brooooo!🤯

[@mrlauro9150]

I use long fiber moss for substrate

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Definitely a great option!

[@TheDkdazo]

Dont they bleach Paper towels? I guess you had no bad set back from it? Good idea just worried a bit lol. I will try this on my next one.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

That's an interesting point. I haven't really considered that, I haven't seen much of a problem if they do. I propagate my pings on paper towels and they always seem to do fine.

[@steuerzahlernr1]

awesome ❤️

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you!

[@ToriLuvsAxolotls2253]

Hey, what soil do you buy for them? Is it a special kind or is it just regular soil?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

It's definitely a special mix, you can get some from California Carnivores! If you click the link and use CPHUB at checkout you can get 10% off! www.californiacarnivores.com/collections/growing-supplies/products/california-carnivores-professional-grade-peat-and-perlite-mix?aff=7

[@amandajohnson9129]

What kind of fish food can you feed it?

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

You can give them flakes. Mine is just a Tetra brand goldfish food.

[@amandajohnson9129]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub thank you!

[@sunshinecarnivores1919]

Cape sundews are fun! On a side note I got seeds from my own flytraps and I made a video about the easiest carnivorous plants for beginners.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

That is awesome, definitely going to go check it out!!

[@sunshinecarnivores1919]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHub Just planted them a few days ago. So maybe within a couple of weeks they may start to sprout since they are really fresh 😁

[@Invading-Specious]

thank you🪴

[@welshdragon2148]

Fantastic video. Thank you.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you!!

[@leslieemerson1280]

Does the drosera capensis or drosera Natalensis require dormancy like Venus fly traps? I cannot seem to find a definitive answer. I think it’s great that you are pursuing your dream, you did a great video. Keep it up!

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Hello Leslie, thank you so much for your kind words, it truly means a lot! Drosera do not need a dormancy period. They may hit a stage where they produce a little less dew and growing slows a bit, but no true dormancy period. They can be left in warm and humid conditions all year long!

[@Spunro]

@@CarnivorousPlantsHubwhat happens if you do put it in dormancy?

[@nicolesammer5727]

My question exactly as I'm thinking of putting it in a pot with my other plants that require dormancy

[@Spunro]

@@nicolesammer5727 my plants are all in seperate pots but i like to keep them together so theyre all on the same page

[@soymorales1749]

Buen video

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

Thank you!!

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

Capes and other tropical sundews are great beginner sundews.

[@CarnivorousPlantsHub]

They really are! Love these plants, been missing from my collection for too long.

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

I owned one last year, but sadly got destroyed by annoying squirrels