Drosera aliciae

$12.95

Ease to Grow: Easy
Dormancy: No
Native Range: Peaty wetlands of the Cape Province, South Africa
Zones: 8-9 (7-10)

The Alice Sundew, Drosera aliciae, is an African low-growing, rosette-forming sundew with green, wedge-shaped leaves, lined with crimson tentacles. It is very pretty, and easy to grow. It is a subtropical sundew with leaves year round. It tolerates a wide range of growing conditions, but prefers open, sunny, boggy conditions in peaty soils. It often produces clumps of plants from it roots, and can fill a pot, or easily create a small colony. It dies back in a light frost, but returns from the roots. The flowers are large and pink with several open at a time. It is self-fertile, and generously produces seeds that can be sown immediately or stored in cool, dry conditions for a year or more. It easily makes leaf and root cuttings. D. aliciae can become a wonderful "weed" in your carnivorous plant collection. It is an excellent terrarium plant, and a great beginner's plant. This selection comes from seed, and will show some natural variations.

Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped.

Height: 1" - 2.5"
Plant Type: Perennial, Subtropical
Soil: Lower Bog Mix or All-Purpose Mix
Light: Bright indoors, full sun to partial sun outdoors
Use: Grows well in the protected bog garden, greenhouse and indoors. It is an excellent terrarium plant.

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William Isaac
Brilliant red sun loving deadly dew drops

It's an amazing wonder of nature and I'm thrilled with its brilliance. It was very green in pigment when I received it. It has since darkened the leaves red with each new leaf and made several layers onto itself. I've fed it various bugs and it's caught one or two on its own so far. Very impressed with the plant I received. The moss is also still kicking along :)

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James Millner

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Robert Perkins
Pretty and growing

I planted the sundew in new, wet (distilled water) soil for carnivorous plants. It's growing and I'm looking for critters to feed it. I'm very pleased.

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Claudette Yesmant
Little Drosera aliciae

This lil guy arrived nicely packaged, with instructions and ready to thrive. I've had my plant for 2.5 weeks and it has taken to it's new environment nicely. Really pleased and glad I ordered from the Carnivorous Plant Society!

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Randall Wathen
Looks awesome

Excellent addition my collection with

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