General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Leaves are covered in dew, which helps to catch insects.
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Terrariums
Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Flood Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: Sprinkle on top of soil
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Carnivorous

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Common names
  • Cape Sundew
  • Sundew

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Photo by _Bleu_
Photo by elgecko

D. capensis alba

Date: 2017-09-21
Photo by Traijin
Location: Used with permission from John's Carnivorous Plants. Plants for sale: https://johnscarnivorousplants.com/
Location: Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Date: 2022-03-26
A red form
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2013-03-09
Droplets of doom await the unsuspecting fungus gnat!
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-08
Location: Pot Collection
Date: 2015-04-03
Volunteer Seedling from last fall
Location: At California Carnivores Nursery - Sebastopol, CA
Date: 2016-02-14 - Winter
Drosera macrophylla carnivore
Location: Washington 
Date: Late Fall
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: United States Botanical Garden | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-09-16
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-09-16
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2019-07-04
Drosera capensis
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
Photo by NEILMUIR1
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2013-03-09
Drosera capensis (Cape Sundew)
Photo by ljones26

credit: Luc Viatour
Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan.
Date: May 31, 2008
Photo by KENPEI
Location: United States Botanical Garden | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: UK
Date: 02/07/2022
Never seen leaves & dew where flowers would be
Location: UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Leaves where flowers usually be
Location: Pot Collection
Date: 2015-04-12
first bloom on seedling
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
Photo by ljones26
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2013-03-09
Droplets of doom await the unsuspecting fungus gnat!
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2013-03-09
Droplets of doom await the unsuspecting fungus gnat!
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Comments:
  • Posted by Gerris2 (Delaware USA - Zone 7a) on Mar 9, 2013 10:08 AM concerning plant:
    My biological control (in part) of fungus gnats. I love seeing the sundew's droplets of doom in macro-views through the lens of my camera.
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MrsBinWY On January 1, 2020 Seeds sown
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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A carnivorous beauty by _Bleu_ Feb 14, 2019 8:27 AM 1
Not Drosera macrophylla by sedumzz Mar 30, 2022 2:39 PM 2
Capensis by sedumzz Feb 27, 2023 9:43 AM 0

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