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Assessing Fluorescent Lighting for Drosera and Nepenthes: T5 6500K Setup Evaluation

A grower uses a 48-inch, 4-bulb T5 fixture (6500K, 54W each) at 14 inches for N. ventricosa × truncata, which is thriving. The expert confirms this lighting is sufficient for other Drosera and lowland Nepenthes. Adjust individual plant height: prop small sundews (e.g., D. spatulata) closer on bricks; keep Nepenthes and Mexican Pinguicula farther away.

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