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Planting Bare-Root Sundews: Direct Pot, Tray Water, Species-Specific Light

On Arrival

Bare-root plants should ship in damp paper towels/sphagnum. Pot immediately into moist 1:1 peat:perlite (your existing mix is fine).

Species Light Needs

Temperate (need dormancy): D. rotundifolia, D. filiformis, D. filiformis tracyi, D. binata — full sun, outdoors year-round in your zone.
Tropical/Subtropical (no dormancy needed): D. capensis, D. aliciae, D. spatulata, D. adelae — bright light, can grow indoors winter or out in summer. D. capensis/aliciae prefer <80°F.

Water

All sundews love the tray method (¼ pot depth in water). Your previous terrarium failure was likely stagnant water + low light, not moisture itself. Clean, moving water (tray) is fine.

Great Progress

Your flytrap reddening and Sarracenia producing red-veined pitchers = you've nailed the full-sun outdoor method. Keep it up.

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