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Care for Pinguicula medusina and Drosera slackii: Resources and Identification

A grower asked for specific care info on Drosera slackii and help identifying a butterwort thought to be P. medusina.

General Care Resources

Jacob Farin directed to comprehensive care sheets at Cobra Plant covering light, soil, water. The butterwort resembles P. medusina, but flower examination is needed for certain ID.

Pinguicula Reference

For species comparison, visit Pinguicula.org.

Carnivorous Plants: Pinguicula laueana Winter Care: Dormancy, African Violet Pots, Foliar Feeding; Pinguicula medusina Forms Underground Resting Bulb in Spring; Aphids on Drosera Flower Stalks: Common Spring Pest; Fertilizing Carnivorous Plants: Miracle-Gro Orchid Food Guidelines; Caring for Newly Acquired Pinguicula Hybrids and Drosera Burmannii; Pinguicula medusina Care: Watering, Light, and Nepenthes 'Judith Finn' Basics; Drosera slackii Care: Grow Like a Cape Sundew; Reviving Leggy Drosera scorpioides and Managing Sarracenia purpurea Pitcher Deformities; Distinguishing Darlingtonia Varieties and Overwintering Pinguicula primuliflora in Zone 6; Drosera scorpioides Care: Natural Aging, Gemmae Propagation, and Lifespan

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