Drosera capensis ‘Triffid Rose’ is a hybrid of D. capensis and D. capensis ‘Red Form’. It is named after the venomous plant creatures of John Wyndam’s 1951 novel “The Day of the Triffids”. D. capensis ‘Triffid Rose’ is an easy plant to care for making it a good option 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: 5-8 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) –
Healthy and good size
Bryan Dabek (verified owner) –
No complaints. Packed correctly and shipped in a timely manner.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
My sundew arrived looking healthy and beautiful. Really well packaged with no damage!
Cat Bailey (verified owner) –
Bigger than I thought! Took less time to acclimate than expected and now happily eating fruit flies. Quite lovely!
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Jake Cosentino (verified owner) –
Its totally not your fault it was packaged wonderfully but carnivorous plants are so delicate so shes just a little beat up but shes coming back. So for your packaging its a 5 but for the plant itself i have to say 3.