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FREE: Drosera Capensis (Carnivorous Sundew) 25+ Seeds

Drosera Capensis (Carnivorous Sundew) 25+ Seeds
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The listing, Drosera Capensis (Carnivorous Sundew) 25+ Seeds has ended.

Sundews, especially Drosera Capensis (Cape Sundews) are fun and easy to grow. Who doesn't love a plant that captures bugs? This attractive plant has lovely pink flowers and can be grown indoors or outdoors, depending on where you live.

This auction is for approximately 25-30 seeds. The winner will also receive detailed planting instructions with their seeds. The last picture (#10) shows the seeds and seed pods compared to a dime; as you can see, the seeds are tiny. These plants can be grown in a sunny windowsill or if you live in a tropical/tropical-ish climate where the temperature only briefly drops below 35°F or so, you have the option of growing your plants outdoors.

A few things you might want to know about these plants:
* Tap water, depending on your area, mineral count etc., may kill these plants. In order to assure their health, water them only with rain water, distilled water, or reverse osmosis water.
* Carnivorous plants should not be fertilized, or planted in regular potting soil. They thrive in sphagnum moss or peat moss found in common garden centers.
* The plants should be kept moist. It's easy - keep them in a small dish of water, and they will thrive.

Here's what one of the buyers of these seeds wrote to me, less than 20 days after receiving them:

Dear pooparella,

Just wanted to let you know that I am having fantastic results germinating the D. Capensis seeds. I spread them over a potting mixture in a 12" pot and covered it with a glass plate for humidity and germination. Seems to me that pretty much every single seed has germinated so far. I plan to start getting the healthiest ones their individual pots within the next week. I just wanted to say thanks again for the great product! I wish I could go back and update your feedback to something even more positive!
:)
-JC
Questions & Comments
Original
you welcome hope you
watch or bid my auction
thanks
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Aug 21st, 2013 at 12:07:16 PM PDT by
Original
F&W nice item!
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Aug 21st, 2013 at 7:19:37 PM PDT by
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i love unique plants...and living in the south this plant would be a welcome addition to cut down some of these pesky flies and mosquitoes ....F&W
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Aug 23rd, 2013 at 1:55:26 AM PDT by
Original
I want this. Mmmmm.
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Aug 23rd, 2013 at 3:06:41 AM PDT by
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oh wow these are so cool. Is this the only auction for these or will you be selling more? I have wanted one for a while and so has my man. We're starting a garden and would love to have some. F&W&B :-)
Aug 20th, 2013 at 2:05:07 PM PDT by
Original
Hi filiadeae,

There's actually another auction I have going on for these seeds on Listia ending on Saturday. Good luck, and I fanned ya back.
Aug 20th, 2013 at 3:37:17 PM PDT by
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F&W.. Please fan me back and check out my auctions I have on a variety of flower seeds..
Aug 20th, 2013 at 3:57:55 PM PDT by
Original
Thanks, done.
Aug 20th, 2013 at 4:08:53 PM PDT by
Original
great item
Aug 20th, 2013 at 7:52:31 PM PDT by
Original
Thank you.
Aug 21st, 2013 at 1:44:41 AM PDT by
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awesome looking plant!
Aug 20th, 2013 at 8:23:10 PM PDT by
Original
Thanks. They're mighty cool.
Aug 21st, 2013 at 1:44:29 AM PDT by
Original
hey there!, would you give a free shipping to mexico... theyre seeds, so i dont thin the price goes really high on international deliveries.
Aug 21st, 2013 at 3:51:40 PM PDT by
Original
Thanks for your interest. The price to send this packet to Mexico would be either $1.10 or $1.65 USD, depending on weight (I haven't weighed the seed packet). That is all I would charge you for shipping.
Aug 22nd, 2013 at 3:12:55 PM PDT by
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How big do they get to be?
Aug 21st, 2013 at 9:36:55 PM PDT by
Original
It depends on the conditions, size of pot, temps, etc. Generally, they will get to be about 5+ inches across with each stem being like 2-3 inches long at maturity. After a while, they'll grow a thicker main stem and look a bit like a tree, unless you decide to trim it.
Aug 22nd, 2013 at 3:00:27 PM PDT by
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Are these ok to have around cats? They don't usually bother my plants, but just in case I want to make sure they aren't particularly harmful . . .
Aug 21st, 2013 at 9:38:33 PM PDT by
Original
From the research I've done, they are not toxic to cats.
Aug 22nd, 2013 at 1:22:09 AM PDT by
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What would you feed these in winter? I guess its a silly question, but if you don't have enough bugs in winter. would crickets and meal worms from pet store work?
Aug 24th, 2013 at 2:10:38 PM PDT by
Original
You can feed the plants anything in winter, or if they go dormant, you don't feed them at all. Mealworms are great but crickets are probably too big to stick to the leaves. Ants work well too. The plants don't actually need to be fed all that often. Never feed a carnivorous plant aphids though, they kill them.
Aug 24th, 2013 at 5:56:03 PM PDT by
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Thanks for your prompt reply to me.
Aug 25th, 2013 at 7:37:12 AM PDT by

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