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Normal Dark Crown Hairs on Drosera spatulata

The brown/black appearance at your Drosera spatulata's growth point is normal—it's a fine mesh of dark trichomes (hairs) covering emerging leaves. Many sundews display this: D. aliciae has nearly black hairs, D. filiformis has white. Your plant is healthy; no action needed.

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