SUNDEW
Drosera spatulata var lovelea
Description
This plant is going to release seeds any day now and a new flower stalk has already started. Be sure to join the wait list so you can get the freshest seeds possible!
Drosera spatulata var lovelea, a variety of the spoon-leaved sundew, is a variable, rosette-forming sundew with spoon-shaped leaves. It produces sticky tentacles that it uses to attract and catch flies and other insects. This species is widely variable, but generally plants are about 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter. In early summer, plants will produce 8 cm (3.1 in) tall erect scapes with around six small white or pink flowers on each one-sided racemose inflorescence. Each flower can be up to 6 mm across.
Drosera spatulata var lovelea is most often grown indoors as a house plant, though it is a perennial, hardy outdoors in zones 8-10, sometimes zone7.
This sundew has a large range and occurs naturally throughout Southeast Asia, southern China and Japan, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. The plant does not form hibernacula in winter, and is easily grown using the same methods as Drosera capensis.
The plants are very hardy, and the seed also germinates without much difficulty, causing little plants to pop up in surrounding pots.
Type: Carnivorous plant, outdoor perennial or houseplant
Location: Sun or part sun
Seeds per pack: 20
Germination: Sprinkle the tiny seeds on top of the growing medium. Do not cover them. Use a mixture of 50% peat moss and 50% perlite. Cover the container with plastic to retain moisture. Place the container in very bright light at room temperature. Once the small plants begin to grow, slowly open the plastic a little each day. Use rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water (use a spritz bottle while plants are small) to regularly water plants. Generally seeds germinate anywhere from 1 to 3 months, but some stragglers can take up to a year. Plants never need fertilizer as they obtain their nutrients from the insects that they digest. Watering should be done with rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water. Well water or municipal water will almost certainly kill the plants as there would be too many nutrients or minerals dissolved in the water.
Description
This plant is going to release seeds any day now and a new flower stalk has already started. Be sure to join the wait list so you can get the freshest seeds possible!
Drosera spatulata var lovelea, a variety of the spoon-leaved sundew, is a variable, rosette-forming sundew with spoon-shaped leaves. It produces sticky tentacles that it uses to attract and catch flies and other insects. This species is widely variable, but generally plants are about 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter. In early summer, plants will produce 8 cm (3.1 in) tall erect scapes with around six small white or pink flowers on each one-sided racemose inflorescence. Each flower can be up to 6 mm across.
Drosera spatulata var lovelea is most often grown indoors as a house plant, though it is a perennial, hardy outdoors in zones 8-10, sometimes zone7.
This sundew has a large range and occurs naturally throughout Southeast Asia, southern China and Japan, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. The plant does not form hibernacula in winter, and is easily grown using the same methods as Drosera capensis.
The plants are very hardy, and the seed also germinates without much difficulty, causing little plants to pop up in surrounding pots.
Type: Carnivorous plant, outdoor perennial or houseplant
Location: Sun or part sun
Seeds per pack: 20
Germination: Sprinkle the tiny seeds on top of the growing medium. Do not cover them. Use a mixture of 50% peat moss and 50% perlite. Cover the container with plastic to retain moisture. Place the container in very bright light at room temperature. Once the small plants begin to grow, slowly open the plastic a little each day. Use rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water (use a spritz bottle while plants are small) to regularly water plants. Generally seeds germinate anywhere from 1 to 3 months, but some stragglers can take up to a year. Plants never need fertilizer as they obtain their nutrients from the insects that they digest. Watering should be done with rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water. Well water or municipal water will almost certainly kill the plants as there would be too many nutrients or minerals dissolved in the water.
