Drosera capensis ‘Narrow Red Leaf’ is a Cape Sundew that turns red under strong light. During the winter or in lower lighting conditions, the plants will revert to producing mostly green foliage. The leaves are covered with tentacles (trichomes) that secrete a sticky “dew” containing enzymes to attract, catch, and digest prey. Cape Sundews are easy to care for making them a good plant for beginners.
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.
Angela (verified owner) –
Shipped within hours of purchase and arrived in perfect condition. This guy took a little bit to adjust to the new environment, but now he’s doing fabulous!! Will definitely be back for more plants to add to my collection
Holly (verified owner) –
Very happy with this plant. It showed up in perfect condition.
Ian Decker (verified owner) –
This was my first order from this website and everything went well. It came 2 days after I got the shipment email and it has healthy leaves and long roots.
Robert Wilson (verified owner) –
JONATHAN M. (verified owner) –
Plant arrived in great condition! Love my sundew 😃
Brendan (verified owner) –
When I ordered this plant it arrived dry and as a result died very quickly. I reached out about the issue expecting this to be a casualty of the postal system but the owner, Elizabeth, messaged me back to apologize and sent out a replacement plant that day! I couldn’t be happier with the new plant and I’m so beyond pleased with my experience with this company!
Ray Mulkey (verified owner) –
Christine V. (verified owner) –
All plants I ordered were healthy and exquisitely packaged!
James J Quint (verified owner) –
I would have given a 5 but I didn’t receive notification of shipment in my email.
curiousplant (store manager) –
Thank you for the feedback, James. Our system was having some troubles sending emails the day your order shipped but the issue is resolved now. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Montana C. (verified owner) –