Close-up of Drosera capensis 'Mini Red' carnivorous sundew with deep crimson sticky tentacles Close-up of Drosera capensis 'Mini Red' carnivorous sundew with deep crimson sticky tentacles

Drosera capensis

Drosera capensis ‘Mini Red’ – Ruby Jewel Carnivorous Sundew

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Nursery-grown · Never wild-collected 🌱 Beginner-Friendly "Drama-free plant energy"

Drosera capensis ‘Mini Red’ – Ruby Jewel Carnivorous Sundew

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Care Level
Intermediate
Mature Size
6.0英寸
Form
Bare Root
Growth Rate
Fast
Pet Friendly
Non-toxic
Light
Full sun
Water
High
Growing Medium
Peaty
♡ Why We Love Them

Because it looks like a jewel, behaves like a tiny monster, and thrives where people expect carnivorous plants to fail. Mini Red gives you maximum color, maximum sparkle, and maximum satisfaction — all in a compact, collectible form that never gets boring.

◫ What's in the box
  • Plant Care Card
  • QR Code to Free Online Plant Guide
  • Future Purchase Discount Code
  • Plant(s)
❄︎ 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:

size: Medium
size: Medium

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❧ Drosera capensis---Mini Red Cape Sundew description

🌱 Beginner-Friendly "Drama-free plant energy"

Meet Drosera capensis ‘Mini Red’ — a compact, fire-red version of the iconic Cape Sundew that turns up the drama in a smaller, more intense package. This dazzling carnivorous plant features slender leaves lined with deep crimson tentacles, each tipped with sparkling, sticky dew that glistens like rubies in the light.

Don’t let the size fool you — Mini Red is a voracious pest catcher and a total showpiece. Its compact habit makes it perfect for windowsills, desks, and small plant displays, while its rich red coloring makes it a must-have for collectors and color lovers. Easy to grow, endlessly fascinating, and absolutely mesmerizing to watch in action.

Tiny. Deadly. Beautiful.


⚠️ Important Shipping Callout
📦 This plant ships BARE ROOT. Pot is NOT included.
Bareroot shipping protects the rhizome and delicate traps during transit, helping ensure your plant arrives healthy and ready to pot.


Reminder to Order a Heat Pack if Cold
Cold weather shipping reminder ❄️
If temperatures in your area drop below 40°F, we strongly recommend adding a heat pack to protect your Venus Flytrap during shipping.

♧ Watering & Feeding

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

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

▦ Growing Medium

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

☼ Hardiness, Dormancy & Compatible Grow Zones

Mini Red Cape Sundews are surprisingly resilient when given proper light and water. They tolerate heat well, adapt easily to indoor growing, and recover quickly from stress. Not frost-hardy — protect from cold.

Dormancy:

  • No Dormancy

Growing Zones (unless Indoors):

  • 9a
  • 9b
  • 10a
  • 10b
  • 11a
  • 11b

Native Area:

Cultivated form derived from South African stock

✂︎ Propagation

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

⌂ 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.
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  • 🌱 Difficulty Easy
  • ☀️ Light Full sun
  • 💧 Water needs High
  • 🐾 Pets Non-toxic
  • Care Card in Every Box Light, water, soil — the essentials on one card, so day one isn’t a guessing game.
  • QR Code to the Full Guide Scan it and the complete online care guide for this exact plant opens on your phone.
  • Free Plant-Specific Guides Written for this plant, not “houseplants in general.” No fluff, no plant gaslighting.
  • Humans Who Answer Weird leaf? Droopy mood? Message us. We’d rather help than watch you panic-Google.

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