Incorrect Soil Mix for Drosera capensis: Coconut Coir and Vermiculite

A grower repotted a Home Depot "Octopus Plant" (likely D. capensis) into 50/50 coconut coir and vermiculite, asking if this mix is acceptable.

Jacob Farin states this mix is completely inappropriate—the plant will decline and likely die within 1–2 months. The correct medium is equal parts peat moss and perlite. Details are in the website's care guide.

Coconut coir often contains high salts; vermiculite retains excessive moisture and compacts. Neither replicates the acidic, low-nutrient, well-aerated conditions Drosera require. Fertilizer-free sphagnum peat and horticultural perlite are the standard, proven medium.