Drosera Capensis Red

Drosera capensis, commonly known as the Cape sundew. It is endemic to the Cape in South Africa. It is a small rosette  forming, evergreen, perennial  plant with tendril like leaves. The plant uses a sticky, glistening glue (mucilage) to trap its prey and the tendrils of the plant  wrap around the trapped insect to increase digestion. The plant gets a pale violet flower in summer that produces a large amounts of seeds. The seeds that self-pollinate.  

Size  Tendrils reach around 5cm

Light  Sun-loving. Requires 5 or more hours sunlight a day. Can also live in dappled sunlight. Too much heat reduces dewy appearance. Place plant in a cooler spot to increase glue production. 

Water  Use rain, reverse osmosis or distilled water. Water from the bottom. Keep soil moist

Dormancy  Growth slows in winter

Special Instructions  Read the care card and find out more about your plant on the internet. Avoid all chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers

Variations may occur

YOU WILL RECEIVE
Juvenile plant packed for transport. Soil. Container. Care Instructions. You will need to repot the plant on when it arrives. 

The photos are representative of the plants that you will receive. There will be some variation, depending on the time of the season, when compared to the photos. Plants are shipped bare-rooted, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. Photographs are representative of the cultivar, and not the specific plant shipped.