Sundew ‘Drosera Aff. Stolonifera’

Drosera aff. stolonifera is a carnivorous plant from the sundew family growing 10 to 15 cm in length. Like every species within the genus Drosera, this plant uses its heavy glandular leaves to trap insects for nutrients. The higher the intensity of exposed light, the brighter red the leaves will be. This plant grows from small tubers in the ground. From a central rosette, spoon shaped glandular leaves sprout from its tuber. When fully mature, a 15 cm stalk containing small, long stalked fan-shaped leaves grow out of the rosette. At the top of this stalk, small white flowers are produced in September to October. Propagation is most easily done by removal of smaller rosettes or bulbs near the base of a mature plant. Also, harvesting and sowing seeds is possible.