The habitat of Drosera spatulata (also known as the Spatula Sundew) covers a broad geographic range. It can be found growing in Japan and Southeast Asia, all the way down through eastern Australia and New Zealand. This variety grows on Fraser Island off the coast of Australia. It produces white flowers and is the most widespread on the island. The leaves are covered with tentacles (trichomes) that secrete a sticky “dew” to attract and catch prey. The dew also contains enzymes that aid in digestion. Once a leaf traps prey, the bug’s movements trigger the leaf to curl up, introducing more dew and enzymes. Eventually, the plant absorbs all of the nutrients in the bug leaving only the external skeleton.
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Nathaniel Konkel (verified owner) –
Looks great! Can’t wait for the dew to start coming in!
Joaquin C. (verified owner) –
plant was healthy and beautiful. shipping was long though.
Thanh Liem Ha (verified owner) –
So many propagated leaflets
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Cedar V. (verified owner) –
Looked happy when it arrived and contained lots of little baby sundews in the package.
Lori H. (verified owner) –
Perfect! Even came with flowers!
Emiliano Romero-Cano (verified owner) –