What makes Drosera Spatulata a unique houseplant?

Drosera Spatulata is a tiny, dewy carnivorous plant that turns mini pests like fungus gnats and fruit flies into snacks, making it both an adorable and functional addition to your plant collection.

How do I care for Drosera Spatulata to keep it healthy?

Keep the soil consistently damp with distilled or rainwater and provide bright light or grow lights. This will help it thrive and display its shimmering, sticky tentacles.

Can Drosera Spatulata help with pest control?

Yes, Drosera Spatulata is a natural pest control plant that traps and consumes small pests like gnats and flies, helping to keep your indoor environment pest-free.

Is Drosera Spatulata suitable for beginners?

Absolutely, its small size and easy care requirements make Drosera Spatulata an excellent choice for beginners and experienced collectors alike.

What should I be aware of during cold weather or winter months?

Drosera Spatulata is sensitive to cold temperatures, so it's important to protect it from frost and consider using plant heat pads in colder seasons to keep it warm.

Drosera spatulata

Drosera spatulata – Tiny, Dewy, and Deadly (to Bugs!)

Name: Drosera spatulata – Tiny, Dewy, and Deadly (to Bugs!)
Brand: Wild Wonders Oasis
SKU: WWO-CP-DRO-MD-PT-SPA
Price: 12.98 USD
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Drosera Spatulata carnivorous plant with sparkling spoon-shaped dew-covered leaves trapping small bugs

Close-up of Drosera Spatulata with sparkling sticky tentacles capturing tiny bugs on spoon-shaped leaves

Nursery-grown · Never wild-collected 🌱🌱 Intermediate "A little picky - but worth it"

Drosera spatulata – Tiny, Dewy, and Deadly (to Bugs!)

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Care Level

Intermediate

Mature Size

2.0in

Form

—

Growth Rate

Medium

Pet Friendly

Non-toxic

Light

Full sun

Water

High

Growing Medium

Peaty

♡ Why We Love Them

A compact, easy-care sundew that forms tight rosettes of dew-covered spoon-shaped leaves

One of the most variable and widespread sundew species — forms range from green to deep red

Smaller and neater than its cousin Cape Sundew, making it perfect for small terrariums

Constantly catching gnats and fruit flies with minimal fuss

◫ What's in the box

Plant Care Card
QR Code to Free Online Plant Guide
Future Purchase Discount Code
Plant(s)
Plant Care Guide [Digital Delivery]

ⓘ Shipping Information

We use USPS or UPS for shipping, providing Door-to-Door service based on the carrier that is selected at checkout. Plants are carefully packaged based on their needs to arrive healthy and ready to join your plant collection. Shipping is typically Monday - Wednesday; we will occasionally hold plants until the next shipping cycle to prevent the plant sitting over the weekend in a carrier facility that is not heated/air conditioned.

❄︎ Cold weather protection

We care about your plants arriving safely even in cold seasons. 🌿

- Heat Pack is not included by default.
- If your local temperature is 50°F (10°C) or lower, we strongly recommend adding one for extra protection.
- You can add winter shipping protection here: Link

▤ Plant Guides

Explore how to care for this plant by visiting the information below the Plant Listing and/or the following support content:

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❧ Drosera spatulata---Spoon-Leaved Sundew description

🌱🌱 Intermediate "A little picky - but worth it"

Drosera Spatulata – Tiny, Dewy, and Deadly (to Bugs!) ✨

Say hello to Drosera spatulata, the tiny but mighty sundew that turns fungus gnats, fruit flies, and other mini pests into a snack. With its sparkling spoon-shaped leaves covered in sticky “dew,” this adorable carnivore is part houseplant, part bug trap, and 100% awesome.

🌞 Light It Up, Sparkle Style – Loves bright light or grow lights, where it shows off its shimmery, sticky tentacles. The more light, the redder and more dramatic it gets—like a diva in full glam.

💦 Moist & Magical – Keep the soil consistently damp with distilled or rainwater only (hard water = heartbreak). This little guy is all about that bog life, so soggy is the goal.

The Gnat Problem Solver – Got fungus gnats? Not anymore. Drosera spatulata lures them in and wraps them up like a burrito of doom. It’s pest control… but cute.

🌿 Small in Size, Huge on Personality – Perfect for terrariums, windowsills, or creepy-cool plant displays, this plant is a great pick for beginners and collectors alike. It flowers easily, self-seeds, and may soon take over your heart (and a few flies).

Add this sparkly assassin to your cart—because your plants deserve a fierce little protector.

🥶 COLD WEATHER WARNING

It’s officially “Don’t Let Your Plants Die” Season.

Winter’s creeping in like an overwatered fungus gnat — and your tropicals, succulents, and carnivorous cuties are not here for the frostbite.

🔥 Plant Heat Pads are in stock
Perfect for boxes of babies in transit or giving your windowsill darlings a cozy, root-warming spa experience.

Add Drosera spatulata to your plant gang and prepare to be obsessed. Your windowsill (and your kitchen) will thank you.

♧ Watering & Feeding

Use only distilled, rain, or reverse-osmosis water

Soil should remain constantly moist — prefers tray watering method

No fertilizer needed — feeds on insects it catches with sticky tentacles

▦ Growing Medium

Nutrient-free mix: 1:1 peat moss and perlite or silica sand

Avoid composts or standard potting soil

☼ Hardiness, Dormancy & Compatible Grow Zones

Not frost-tolerant; grows best between 55-85°F. Sensitive to tap water and fertilizer.

Dormancy:

No Dormancy

Growing Zones (unless Indoors):

Native Area:

Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia

✂︎ Propagation

Leaf cuttings and seed — self-seeds readily under good conditions

⌂ Suitable Space

Indoors

➜ Shipping

Do you offer free shipping?
Wild Wonders Oasis will run free shipping offers once orders have reached a certain threshold. You can find this information on the Product Pages, Cart Page, and Checkout Page.

Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your order, location, selected carrier, and shipping speed. Basically, the plants need a safe little travel plan, and unfortunately the postal goblins do require payment. 📦🌿

We do our best to offer available shipping options at checkout so you can choose what works best for you.
Do you offer express shipping?
Yes — express shipping options may be available at checkout.

At checkout, you’ll see a variety of postal carriers and shipping speeds to choose from, depending on your location and the items in your order. Pick the option that works best for you and your leafy little travel companions. 🌿

Please note that shipping speeds begin once the carrier receives the package — not while your plant is still being lovingly packed like the tiny botanical celebrity it is.

Pretty, deadly, and weirdly addictive.

🪰 Carnivorous Plant Growing Tips

Whether you picked up a Venus flytrap, a sundew, a pitcher plant, or some other leafy assassin, this guide will help you keep it happy, healthy, and hungry for more. (Insects, that is.)