Seemore Carnivorous Gardens - Carnivorous Plants

Drosera: Sundews

A great plant for everyone. Easy to grow, They remain for the most part, depending on the variety, relatively small in size making them great for windowsills or terrariums. The leaves of these plants are covered with tiny droplets of nectar which draw the insects in, the nectar is extremely sticky, almost glue like, and as the insect struggles, it covers itself in this material until it slowly suffocates and the digestion process begins.

Sizes: Medium...3'' pot Large...4'' pot

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Drosera capensis: Cape Sundew "Typical"

Drosera capensis, commonly known as the Cape sundew, is a small rosette-forming carnivorous species of perennial sundew native to the Cape in South Africa. Because of its size, easy to grow nature, and the copious amounts of seed it produces, it has become one of the most common sundews in cultivation. D. capensis produces strap-like leaves, up to 3.5 cm long and 0.5 cm wide, which, as in all sundews, are covered in brightly colored tentacles which secrete a sticky mucilage that traps insects. When insects are first trapped, the leaves roll lengthwise by "thigmotropism" toward the center. This aids digestion by bringing more digestive glands in contact with the prey. This movement is surprisingly fast, with completion in thirty minutes.

Drosera filiformis: Thread-Leaved Sundew

Drosera filiformis, commonly known as the Thread-leaved sundew, is a small, insectivorous, rosette forming species of perennial herb. A species of sundew, it is unusual within its genus in that the six to eight inch long, thread-like leaves of this plant unroll in spirals - an arrangement similar to the circinate vernation seen in Ferns.
D. filiformis occurs naturally in both Canada and the United States; its natural range extends down the eastern seaboard of North America from south western Nova Scotia in the north down through New England to Florida and Louisiana in the south.

Drosera intermedia: Spatulate Leaf Sundew

Drosera intermedia, commonly known as the oblong-leaved sundew, the Spatulate Leaf Sundew or spoonleaf sundew, is an insectivorous plant species belonging to the sundew genus. It is a temperate or tropical species native to Europe, southeastern Canada, the eastern half of the United States, Cuba and northern South America.
D. intermedia is a perennial herb which forms a semi-erect stemless rosette of spatulate leaves up to 10 cm tall. Plants in temperate regions undergo dormancy during which they form a winter resting bud called a hibernaculum. D. intermedia blooms from June through August, forming up to 15 cm. tall inflorescences bearing 3-8 white flowers. Fertilized ovaries swell to form egg-shaped dehiscent seed capsules which bear numerous tiny seeds.

NOTE:
In a continuing effort to be a GREEN business, we do not heat our greenhouse in the winter. Please contact us via email for more information on pricing and the availability of other cultivars that are available in limited supply during the warmer months.

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For more photos and complete care instructions: carnivorousplants.org