🌱 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.

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

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

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

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

• Indoors

• 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.