Recovering Drosera Adelae from Light Stress: Pruning Dead Growth and Adjusting Light Levels

Symptoms of Excess Light

D. adelae is shade-tolerant. Sudden exposure to intense light (Metal Halide, T5 HO) causes browning, mold on dead tissue, and loss of dew. The plant was likely grown in lower light before you received it.

Recovery

1. Cut off all dead/browned leaves and plantlets.
2. Move further from the light than your D. capensis.
3. Wait for new shoots from the mother plant’s roots (common).
4. New growth will be redder—this is normal for D. adelae.

Separated plantlets are delicate; many may not survive.