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Question
I totally new at this I just purchased 2 little plants(sundews) one of them is a plant with long thin antler looking leaves, many of these were bent and broken from shipping (I dont think it was such a good choice for mailing) I pinched off the really broken ones and set it out in the sun with lots of water, most of the other staghorns are turn black and dying / should I do something?  the other plant is fine

Answer
Hello Will,

The only thing you can do for the damaged plant is to wait and see if it recovers. As long as it keeps growing new leaves from its central crown it is fine. If all the leaves die off and the temperature is warm, the plant is probably dying completely. Fork leaf sundews tend to be capable of recovering quite well in most cases and are easy growers. Keep giving them plenty of light and mineral free water in a large tray with up to 1/4 their pots in water. They just need time, sunlight, acidic mossy soil, and clean water.

I hope your sundew recovers.

Christopher

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