Drosera Capensis 70mm

DROSERA SP (SUNDEWS)

CARNIVOROUS PLANT WITH MUCILAGE ON ITS TENTACLES FOR CATCHING INSECTS. AS IT TRIES TO BREAK FREE, THE TENTACLE CURLS OVER AND TIGHTENS ITS GRIP. EVENTUALLY THE BUG IS PULLED DEEPER INTO THE PLANT WHERE IT IS DIGESTED. SUNDEWS MAY LOSE LEAVES IN WINTER.

LIGHT: PROTECTED SPOT OUTDOORS IN AS MUCH SUN AS POSSIBLE, INDOORS IN SUNNY POSITION. ALSO SUITABLE FOR TERRARIUMS AND UNDER ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

WATER: MUST REMAIN CONSISTENTLY MOIST. USE SAUCER IN SUMMER AS NEEDED. WATER WITH DISTILLED OR FILTERED WATER.

FERTILISER: ONLY FEED INDOOR SUNDEWS AS OUTDOORS THE PLANT CATCHES PREY ON ITS OWN.

PET-FRIENDLY: YES

MORE INFO: A PERENNIAL PLANT THAT IS NATIVE TO THE CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA (HENCE THE NAME), THE CAPE SUNDEW GROWS SMALL ROSETTES AND FEATURES STICKY LEAVES WITH VIBRANTLY COLORED TENTACLES TO LURE SMALL BUGS AND INSECTS. ONCE ITS PREY LANDS ON THE LEAVES, THEY’RE TRAPPED BY THE STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT IT PRODUCES. THE LEAVES THEN ROLL UP LENGTHWISE TOWARD THE MIDDLE, WHICH ALLOWS THE DIGESTIVE GLANDS OF THE PLANT TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE INSECT OR BUG. THE DIGESTION PROCESS TAKES APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS TO COMPLETE FROM THE TIME THE PRAY FIRST BECOMES TRAPPED ON THE PLANT.
AS A PERENNIAL, HERBACEOUS PLANT, THE CAPE SUNDEW LACKS A PERSISTENT WOODY ABOVE-GROUND STEM. IT’S RELATIVELY SMALL IN SIZE, ONLY GROWING TO ABOUT 3 INCHES TALL.
IT PRODUCES A SMALL ROSETTE, AND THE LEAVES OF THIS PLANT ARE COVERED WITH TINY RED HAIRS THAT SECRETE A STICKY LIQUID AND ARE REDDISH IN COLOR.
IT FLOWERS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND AS THE TEMPERATURES GROW WARMER, IT CAN PRODUCE ROWS OF NUMEROUS FLOWERS THAT GROW ALONG THE STALK.
THE BLOOMS RESEMBLE A VIOLA AND CAN RANGE IN COLOR FROM WHITE TO PALE PINK, AND EVEN VIOLET. THEY ALSO PRODUCE A SWEET, YET DELICATE SCENT, WHICH LURES IN ITS PREY.

PLANT WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM PRODUCT PICTURE