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Drosera capensis - White Form

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Ease to Grow: Very Easy
Dormancy: No
Native Range: Wet Bogs of the Cape region of South Africa
Zones: 8-11 (7-12)

The White Flower Form of Cape Sundew, Drosera capensis alba, is similar to the Typical Form, except in color, which is an all-over limey green. The flowers are white, rather than the typical pink. It is slightly smaller than the Typical Form. It is one of the easiest of all carnivorous plants to grow. It is medium-size with long strap-like leaves. It generally has a nice overall lime green appearance, sometimes with an orangey-pink cast, and glistens brightly in the sunlight. Insects are lured to the plant and get mired in the sticky dew of the tentacles. The leaves slowly roll over on to the prey in about 30 minutes, creating an effective digestive pouch around the victim. Digestion takes a few days and the leaf uncurls to leave the prey remains behind. It is a tropical plant growing year round, as long as the conditions are warm and bright. In cooler temperatures it stops growing, but holds its traps. It tolerates a wide range of growing conditions, but prefers open, sunny, boggy conditions in peaty soils. The flowers are white on tall, multi-flowered scapes. One or two flowers open each day for several weeks. It can flower at different times of the year, but more profusely in the summer months. It readily produces seeds that can be sown immediately or stored in cool, dry conditions for a year or more. D. capensis comes in many forms: red, white, narrow leaf, broad leaf, wide leaf, and giant. All are unofficial cultivars. It can become a wonderful "weed" in your carnivorous plant collection, and is an excellent terrarium plant. This selection comes from seed and may show slight natural variations. For maximum effect use multiple plants in a 6" pot.

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

Height: 2"-6"
Plant Type: Perennial, Warm Temperate to 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.

Great place to get plants from, but this one didn't make it

The sundew I don't think will make it. I'm trying to help it along but we'll see. I've ordered from CPN before and overall everything has been great. The issue I'm certain is that it took more than a week get to me.

Amazing experience

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We recently visited the nursery with my son to pick up a few plants, and we were truly impressed. From the moment we arrived, we were warmly welcomed by the knowledgeable staff member. He guided us through the nursery, helping us select the perfect plants while sharing tons of tips on how to care for them.

The entire experience was exceptional; the staff's expertise made it easy and enjoyable to choose our plants. Amazing variety of plants- We couldn't have asked for a better visit. I highly recommend this nursery from A to Z. Our experience was simply amazing!

Lovely but Needs TLC

I really like this Sundew and hope that it survives the shock of shipping and its environment change! It arrived with brown ends and some dead shoots, so its been struggling a little bit, which is why I knocked off a star. I did notice some new shoots today and the roots appear to be healthy thankfully, so I'm hopeful with some tender loving care it will thrive and look as beautiful as the other Sundew I received with it! Other orders appear much healthier looking, so I kind of think since I ordered around the 4th of July holiday that could have affected shipping time.

Great!

Arrived in fantastic condition along with all of the other items in my order, especially considering that USPS lost track of my package and delayed delivery an additional 2 days. I purchased 10 or so items and all were packaged wonderfully. The attached pictures are after about 6 weeks of growth.

Incredibly safe shipping

My two plants came in a cardboard box with the roots in a soaked paper towel which sounds bad but I couldn't be more impressed with the care this company puts into shipping and if these plants fail its my fault 100%. Will be ordering more plants from here in the future.

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