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.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Looking good in my large terrarium, always will order from them.
Travis Lund (verified owner) –
One of 5 sundews I ordered to go into a terrarium. 5 days in and I already have a good amount a new dew and new leaves sprouting. Everything Showed up perfect and had a tracking number within an hour!
Laura Bevignani (verified owner) –
Plant was well packaged as usual. It arrived healthy and beautiful, as usual. I’m thrilled to have ordered from Curious Plant will continue to order from them in the future.
Melinda Miller (verified owner) –
Packaging was excellent
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John A. (verified owner) –
Plant arrived right on time, beautifully wrapped and packaged, very well protected inside the packaging. The instructions to prep the soil for replanting were very detailed and helpful. So far the plant appears to be acclimating well although I am surprised at how much distilled water I have been adding to the saucer under the pot, refilling it almost every day and watching it get wicked up into the pot within minutes. I’ll have to read up on this plant to make sure I’m not over watering it.
Dawn (verified owner) –
It’s beautiful!
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