Should I let my Drosera capensis flower?

I always let my sundews flower. Most sundews grow quickly from seed, so using the seed from Drosera makes much more sense than using it from Dionaea.

Should I cut the flower off my sundew?

As long as you keep feeding the plants pretty heavily, it won’t harm them.

Why is my sundew flowering?

If left untouched, sundews will usually open each flower on a scape over a span of 1-3+ weeks. The flowers will self-pollinate (or be pollinated by insects), and then develop seeds in the ovary (or ovaries), which can take a while to fully ripen. In high humidity it can take anywhere from 1 to 3 months.

What happens if you touch a sundew plant?

Although Sundew plants aren’t technically poisonous, these plants contain something called “contraindications”. If you were to touch a carnivorous plant too often, you might experience irritation in the digestive tract.

Does Drosera capensis self-pollinate?

Drosera capensis is one of the carnivores that is able to self pollinate and produces quite a lot of seeds, even when grown indoors. Outdoor plants usually get help with pollination from insects, wind and rain droplets which are absent when you grow plants inside.

How do Drosera reproduce?

Pygmy sundews reproduce asexually using specialized scale-like leaves called gemmae. Tuberous sundews can produce offsets from their corms. In culture, sundews can often be propagated through leaf, crown, or root cuttings, as well as through seeds.

Should you mist sundew plants?

Just about all sundews experience that in the wild. But why mist sundews? If they are happy they should be plenty sticky and if unhappy misting won’t make them happier. Misting for a photo shoot would make them look extra sticky.

Do sundews go dormant?

Dormancy: Temperate sundews will go dormant in winter. This is triggered by exposure to a combination of shorter photo periods and colder temperatures from October to February. Many of their leaves will die back and growth will slow during this time. They will resume vigorous growth in spring.

What do you do with sundew flowers?

You just let your plant grow its flower. Then, when the flower dries up, you can collect the seeds from the dried-up flowers. The condition of your sundew can influence their flowering capabilities. Sundews growing at optimal conditions tend to flower often.

How do you look after Drosera capensis?

Home care: This carnivorous plant should be watered from below during the growing season. The easiest way to do this is to stand the pot in a saucer that is filled with 1cm of soft water. Ideally the pot and water-filled saucer should be kept on a tray of gravel as this will help keep the humidity high.