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Drosera capensis Lighting and Water: Detailed Advice

Assuming 26W/13W are fluorescent (100W incandescent equivalent). Light 8–12" away, 12–16h/day. Humidity flexible. Temp 60–75°F good. Soil: ½ peat + ½ perlite better than peat/sphagnum for drainage. Boiled tap water is not purified—minerals remain. Test tap water; if >50 ppm TDS, use distilled, RO, rain, or ZeroWater filter.

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