Growing Sundews (DROSERA SPP.)

GROWING SUNDEWS (DROSERA SPP.)

Insects beware! Sundew leaves are covered with sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Sundews are mostly perennial but a few are annual. Scientific name: Drosera spp.

• Average mature height: low-growing (under 2 inches)
• Dormancy: Temperate varieties need a dormant season so they can form a hibernacula. When sundews come out of dormancy, new leaves emerge from the hibernacula. 
• Fertilizer: Do not fertilize. Allow sundews to catch occasional insects though.
• Light: Bright, almost full sun.
• Soil: Many soils are suitable, such as long-fiber sphagnum, pure peat, pure sand, or a combination of any of these. Long-fiber sphagnum moss is best. Try ours here.) 
• Water: Most sundews do best with high humidity and almost constantly saturated soil.Place potted plants in a shallow tray and fill the tray with clean, distilled water or rainwater to keep the soil saturated.