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Your Guide to Growing Carnivorous Plants
Everyday grow tips and tricks!
P. esseriana
Growing environment
Light: T5HO Sunblaze, 2 foot, 4 lamps
Bulbs: Four 6500°K lamp
Lumens: 5000 lumens per lamp
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Humidity: Approx. 60%
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Soil type: 2 parts peat, 1 part sand, 1 part perlite
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Water:
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Use distilled water only
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Sitting in one to two inches of water, let all the water evaporate between watering
Other information
A true miniature, this butterwort grows no bigger than a nickel for me.
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You can propagate it by gently pulling off a leaf and laying it on top of the soil. Within a few weeks you should start to see new growth points on the leaf pulling.
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