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Cape Sundew (Drosera Capensis)

Cape Sundew (Drosera Capensis)

The Cape Sundew is originally from the cape of South Africa, and makes an excellent beginner plant. These plants were lovingly grown in-house by us from seed under T8 grow lights.

 

 

  • Care Guide

    Sun: Full to part sun, and they require at least six hours of direct light to thrive.  We grow and keep ours under T8 grow lights indoors under a 14-hour light schedule. If after it has acclimated for a few weeks you're not seeing dew on the leaves, try giving it more light.

    Water: Keep your Cape Sundew sitting in a tray with distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water. Let the plant be constantly bottom-watered this way so that the soil is consistently moist.

    Temperature: Cape Sundews are relatively hardy to different environments and temperatures. They do tend to like a small drop in  temperatures at night as they would experience in the outdoors naturally.

    Soil: Recommended mix is four parts peat moss to one part perlite.  

    Fertilizer: If your sundew won't be gorging itself on bugs, you can apply MaxSea fertilizer at a ratio of 1/4 teaspoon diluted in 1 gallon of water to the leaves of your plant once per month with a misting bottle.

    Dormancy: Cape sundews do not need a dormancy period.

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