Common Name: Round Leaf Sundew
Drosera Rotundifolia is a carnivorous sundew plant that can be found growing in bogs or marshes. The sugary mucilage on the tips of the leaves attract insects which the plant feeds on. This makes Drosera Rotundifolia a great addition to any terrarium or paludarium. Make sure to keep humidity high and never fully submerge the plant.
Drosera Rotundifolia, more commonly known as the sundew plant, is a perennial that goes dormant in winter. During its dormancy period, it does best in cool temperatures (between 32-50°F/1-10°C), moist conditions, and some light. It's normal for the leaves to drop during this time, and the plant will grow new ones once it wakes up again in spring. So if you're looking for a low-maintenance plant that doesn't require much attention during the colder months, a sundew plant is a great option.
Family Name:Ā Droseraceae
Origin:Ā Cosmopolitan
Height: 1-3ā
pH: 6.5-7.5
Care: Easy
Light: Moderate/Bright indirect light
Humidity: Moderate to High
Propagation: Adventitious shoots
Growth rate: Fast
Overall rating: 3.909091 / 5 from 11 reviews.
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Plants shipped great…
"Plants shipped in great but melted on my part. I think maybe the sphagnum moss was too wet and caused it melt. Im not used to terrestrial plants."
Plant melted
"Plant melted completely. Was already melted he to shipping"
Adorable and beautifully green culture
"Arrived quickly and so beautiful! Tiny little vibrant carpet in a cup for my terrarium."
"A lot more little plants than I expected! I bought them a couple months ago and they’re thriving and multiplying!"
Mrchris
"Plant arrived well packaged and much larger the. I anticipated."
My first carnivous plant
"Was gone in 1 day - completely faded away - good humidity and temperature were stablished"
Bigger than expected and looks
"Bigger than expected and looks great in my terrarium"
suggest bettet insulation to packages
"the tissue culture dorsera I recieved was completely tossed around inside the shippimg box...better stablization is suggested. Not sure if it will survive that. it's NOT looking good. Thank you. The other plant survived."
Price is good but
"All the sprouts were crushed in shipping and none survived transplantation from the agar despite that they were kept in ideal conditions in a greenhouse/humidity tent in a sphagnum mix etc"
Carnivores plant
"These are beautiful little terrarium plants. Being new to terrariums I wasn't sure what to expect but the tissue culture came in very nice I planted some down lower and some up higher in the substrate. The ones down lower stayed to most but te ones up higher are doing very well. Definitely requires that fine line of moist but not to moist."
Q&A
- can this be grown fully submerged?
- Megan, We wouldn't recommend it but you can give it a try!