Drosera capensis ‘Cape Sundew’ – Sparkling Carnivorous Beauty ✨

🌱 Beginner-Friendly "Drama-free plant energy"

Meet Drosera capensis, the Cape Sundew — a carnivorous plant that looks like it was dipped in glitter and designed by nature to both stun and snack. Long, elegant leaves are lined with ruby-red tentacles dripping in sticky, dew-like droplets that shimmer in the light. Those “dew drops”? They’re not water — they’re irresistible insect traps.

This plant is a living jewel and one of the easiest carnivorous plants to grow, making it perfect for beginners and collectors alike. Whether perched on a sunny windowsill or displayed as a conversation-starting centerpiece, the Cape Sundew delivers nonstop drama, sparkle, and performance.

Beautiful. Functional. Slightly savage. We’re obsessed.

⚠️ Important Shipping Callout
📦 This plant ships BARE ROOT. Pot is NOT included.
Bareroot shipping protects the delicate plant during transit, helping ensure your plant arrives healthy and ready to pot.
⚠️ Important:  No Potting Soil.  Peat or Sphagnum moss only with no additives.

Water:
• Use ONLY distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water
• Keep soil consistently moist
• Tray method recommended

Feeding:
• Catches its own food indoors or outdoors
• No fertilizer needed
• Optional: occasional small insects if grown indoors

• Carnivorous plant soil mix
• Typically sphagnum peat moss + perlite or silica sand
🚫 No fertilizer soil, no compost, no potting mix

• Leaf cuttings
• Root cuttings
• Seed
(Easy to propagate and eager to multiply!)

Dormancy:

Growing Zones (unless Indoors):

• 9b
• 9a
• 11a
• 10a
• 11b
• 10b

Native Area:

Cape region of South Africa

• Leaf cuttings
• Root cuttings
• Seed
(Easy to propagate and eager to multiply!)

• Indoors

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