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Q/A #165 - Cape Sundew Isn't Producing Dew(Post)
Quick Glance: A Cape sundew in a terrarium is growing, but despite the humidity, it has no dew. The leaf tips are also dying off. While low light, air drafts, mineral buildup, and root disturbance ca
Q/A #76 - Pinguicula and Sundew Are Looking Sad.(Post)A carnivorous plant can sometimes look unhealthy even when it is growing normally. Tropical Pinguicula may become smaller as they transition between seasonal growth forms, while older sundew leaves na
Q/A #151 - A Common Cause of Unhappy Sundews(Post)VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. We've answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers over the years, and this question I pulled from the archives from March 202
Q/A #47 - Is 2 Hours of Direct Sunlight Enough for a Sundew?(Post)QUESTION: For the sundews, you note "several hours" of direct sunlight. Our apartment faces ENE (in Washington DC) and gets about 2-2.5 hours of morning sun. Is that enough to keep these plants h
Q/A #152 - Troubleshooting a Struggling Sundew(Post)VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Since 2005, we’ve answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers. We recently got a question in October about a tropical sundew
Q/A #72 - Aphids on a Cape Sundew(Post)QUESTION: I'm not sure what this is on my Cape sundew. Possibly aphids? I watched your video on safe insecticides for some insight. I sprayed it with orthene. It doesn't seem to be hurting the p
Q/A #35 - Cape Sundew Is Dewless(Post)QUESTION: I purchased this Drosera capensis from Sarracenia Northwest six months ago. I live in Central Florida, and my Drosera sits inside on a windowsill. After I received the plant, I repott
Q/A #128 - Cape Sundew Needs More Light(Post)QUESTION: I bought a Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) from you a month or so ago. It’s doing very well now! Currently I have one growing right on top of another. I was tempted to separate them to gi
Q/A #36 - No Dew on Tropical Sundews(Post)QUESTION: I was wondering if you guys can help me figure out what I going on with my sundews. Their tentacles seem to dry up, fall down, then the leaf goes either brown (Drosera spatulata), black
Q/A #88 - Is my Cape Sundew Dying?(Post)QUESTION:I recently got a Drosera capensis albino (from another nursery), and it caught a LOT of small flies, and then proceeded to flower: However recently after flowering, a lot of the leaves sta
Q/A #53 - Is My Dormant Sundew Alive?(Post)QUESTION: I have Drosera filiformis. It's dormant now but can hibernacula be black or not? Not sure if it's alive. (Submitted in March 2019.) RESPONSE BY JACOB FARIN: When hardy sundews
Q/A #16 - Sundew Is Stunted from Poorly Drained Soil(Post)QUESTION: I have a Drosera aliciae that I've been growing for approximately a year. It's under an indoor grow light (four T5 fluorescent tubes, 6500K, 8 inches away). The lights are on 12-14 hour
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+ wishlist Quick View Drosera capensis, Broad LeafNamed for its natural habitat, the Cape region of South Africa, Cape sundews grow vigorously and produce large leaves at maturity. It's considered a mountainous plant, so it likes a very sunny window...$19.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera capensis, Montagu PassThis variety of Cape sundew is native to Montagu Pass in South Africa and is considered the largest natural form of Cape sundew. An adult plant can have a leaf span up to 18 inches! It's also easy to...$21.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera adelaeDrosera adelae is an excellent plant for beginners because of its ability to adapt to lower light conditions than other sundews require. Grow in medium light for wide green leaves. Grow in very...$21.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera multifida extremaOne word describes this plant - spectacular! It has long, slender, red leaves that branch out multiple times, as many as 36+ points on each leaf! A fully adult plant will have leaves that are 12-16...$19.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera spatulataThis species is a demure plant. When fully grown, it is just under 2 inches in diameter, but it can reproduce itself by sending out shoots, producing a mound of multiple plants with spoon-shaped...$11.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera capensis, Big PinkBig Pink is a selected breeding of the white leaf and red leaf forms of Drosera capensis. In bright sunlight, the plant produces long, pink leaves that are larger than those of its parent plants. A...$16.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera Marston's DragonMarston's Dragon is a cultivar hybrid of D. multifida x dichotoma. It has long, red leaves that branch similarly to D. multifida, and it has the vigor and hardiness of D. dichotoma. When fully...$19.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera capensis, White LeafThis naturally occurring variety of Drosera capensis has very little, if any, red pigment. For most of the year, the tentacles are white. During the summer or in very sunny conditions, the tentacles...$14.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera capensis x spatulataThis is a manmade hybrid of two sundews from two different continents - Drosera capensis from South Africa and D. spatulata from Australia. Depending on your perspective, it could be a rosetted...$14.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera multifida, Evans HeadOne word describes this plant - spectacular! Drosera multifida extrema is a type of fork-leaf sundew, and like its relatives, has long, slender, red leaves that branch out multiple times. But on this...$24.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera madagascariensisDrosera madagascariensis has a wide distribution, from Madagascar and South Africa to Congo, Guinea, and Nigeria. It grows from a single stem that often rambles along the soil surface. The growing...$19.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added -
+ wishlist Quick View Drosera binata, T-FormThis sundew has long, thin leaves that fork into a T, though young leaves look like a Y to us. As the plant matures and develops leaves up to 8 inches long, the forked leaves tend to flop down,...$19.95Add to Cart The item has been addedAdd to Cart The item has been added
