Drosera adelae giant red form
£15.00
Will ship in 9cm pot
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This Drosera adelae giant red form is also known as the lance-leaved sundew. This Australian sundew from Queensland requires strong shade and high humidity. Ideal for terrarium or heated greenhouse in a shady spot
Drosera adelae giant red form shares similar habitats with the other two closely related Queensland Drosera: D. schizandra and D. prolifera. Together the species are informally known as the Queensland sisters.
The Queensland sisters from the Northern territory in Australia are Drosera adelae, Drosera prolifera and Drosera schizandra. There is now also a hybrid between D prolifera and D schizandra, called Andromeda. These plants prefer shade and high humidity. The easiest and most forgiving is Drosera adelae, which will accept more light, lower humidity, and will go down to about 8C
General information about sundews:
Drosera or sundews are a large category of carnivorous plants. To date there are more than 260 different varieties of sundews. They can be found worldwide, on all continents. They stand out with their shiny droplets (nectar), which are used to “glue” their prey to them. We sell many different varieties, some more difficult than others, including three native sundews (Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundofolia). Some are hardy, including the native sundews, others need protection from the frost, and do well on sunny windowsills, heated greenhouse or conservatory. Some are dormant in summer, to protect themselves from drying out
How they feed:
The Sundews produce a sticky substance (known as dew). This (as well as their colour) attracts the insects, who are then trapped in the dew droplets (they are “glued” to the leaf). The trapped insect trying to free itself, stimulates the tentacles to close around it (in most cases). The plant then produces an enzyme to digest the insect.
How to care for your plant:
- We sell a large variety of different sundews with different care requirements, please make sure you research your particular plant on the web.
- They are mainly divided into 9 different categories
- Temperate – they have a winter dormancy to survive winter in our climate (UK)
- Sub-tropical – easy to grow on a sunny windowsill
- Capensis – South African – easy to grow on a sunny windowsill
- Fork leaved sundew – Australian, hardy
- Pygmy – miniature growth, easy to grow
- Tuberous – die back to a tuber in summer
- Queensland sisters – shade loving, high humidity
- South African winter growing sundews – die back to the roots in summer
- Woolly sundews – petiolaris complex – high temperature, high light, excellent terrarium plant
- Rainwater only, sit in water (on a saucer)
- The native plants will have a dormancy period, when they will go underground. Drosera binata and Drosera filiformis will form a winter bud. Some tuberous sundews will be dormant in summer, most non hardy sundews will be dormant in winter.
- During the dormancy period, the main risk to the plant is rotting caused by fungal diseases. It is therefore important to reduce the watering, just keeping the plant damp, but not to let the plant dry out completely.
- Feeding: If you are worried, and your plant is indoors, stick it outside on a sunny day and watch it go to work.
Will ship in a 9cm Pot
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