Drosera capensis ‘Beet’ is a Cape sundew that earned its nickname from the deep red color it develops in strong light. In order to propagate these, a friend and fellow grower provided us with a few offspring from her own plant (a.k.a. Momma Beet). Cape sundews are easy to care for making them a good plant for beginners. Please note: Some plants may be more green than others on arrival but will turn red with time under strong light.
Description
Size and packing method: You will receive a young bare root plant about 2 inch in diameter, carefully wrapped in a damp paper towel. If selecting with soil mix, you will receive two cups of our prepackaged Carnivorous Plant Soil Mix in addition to the bare root plant. This quantity of soil is roughly enough to fill one 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inch square pot.
Growing requirements
Mature size: 3-4 inches in diameter
Light: Full sun or grow light equivalent
Soil: Carnivorous Plant Soil Mix, pure peat, peat-sand mix, or long-fiber sphagnum
Feeding: Feed bugs, dried bloodworms, fish food, or diluted foliar fertilizer such as Maxsea every 2-3 weeks
Humidity: 50-75%
Water: Keep wet at all times, provide water that is low in salts and minerals such as rain or distilled water
Temperature: 45-90°F
Dormancy: None
Planting and adjustment instructions will be included with your shipment.
Jim (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Nice color. Great size
Jake S. (verified owner) –
Love this place. My wife has ordered a lot of plants from them. They all arrive in great condition and you can’t get any better customer service then these two that work here. Gonna be ordering plenty more during summer time.
Mandi –
A wonderful specimen by CP. As always 🩷🌸
Verified Buyer (verified owner) –
The plant looks really healthy. I highly recommend.
Brandon D. (verified owner) –
Amazing service and great quality plants
Harry P. (verified owner) –
Nothing but good thinks when purchasing from CP. always early delivery. Always healthy and prices are perfect for me. I wanted to wait to review my cape sundew so it could get some dew on it for the photo. As you can see dew is on it after 2 days. I’m very happy with this and all purchases.
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