First time i've seen this.
I have 1 sundew that i keep in my streambed that feeds my water garden and it bloomed ! Thought that was only a spring time thing.

More photos! More Photos!

Yea, I really really want to see whole thing!

Me too! Me too!

Beautiful!
Ah, it reminds me of the days before my brother killed all my sundews.

Hi, I'm sorry for the delay in adding additional pics. I dont have too many, but the plant doesnt look too good.
I dont know if its just too wet, but its 'leaves' never looked as nice as some of the others i've seen. I'm surprised it bloomed now. I thought that was just a spring thing.

Hi Tim,

Your sundew isn't looking very good. Those leaves should be covered with hundreds of bright red little tentacles, each with a bright red gland at the top. The glands produce the sticky 'dew' that catches the bugs. Yours doesn't have any tentacles that I can see. And it looks like it is being eaten by aphids or some other sucky bug. It's time for an inspection to see what's eating your plant.

Daisy, Yeah i know.... its been outside since May...but not sure what to do.
I grow Hibiscus, Plumeria, and Pitchers/ Sarracenia, and this sundew has totally stumped me . It looked like your pick when i first bought it but since i put it outside it has had a tough time. I thought since it flowered that it was doing ok, so just not sure. Do you think its too wet, or that tehre is a bug infestation? Whats the best way to treat for aphids?

Try a thorough wash with some soapy water (and a thorough rinse). Its not too much water - if the crown were underwater, it would be dead. There are 4 things that make sundews unhappy:

1. Not enough or too much sun
2. Not enough water
3. Not enough humidity
4. Bugs!

The twisty stems and leaves and lack of tentacles says sucky-bugs to me. You have the water and humidity covered. Sun? But that wouldn't cause the deformities - that is strictly a bug thing. You may have to repeat the soapy wash a couple times.

I found this article in BACPS Bulletin (Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society):

http://www.bacps.org/2004Sprin...

Daisy,
Excellent advice (and article) . I'll see what i can get to improve its health and will re-post once i see results (good or bad)

It looks like you are growing it in partial shade. If that is a D. filiformis, it likes bright sun - the more the better. Low sunlight means little or no dew.

Humidity level does not affect dew production very much. Being in New York, yours probably never gets really low except in the winter, when it doesn't matter.

The plant seems to either be suffering, or has suffered aphid damage. Aphids are the usual cause of distorted leaves/stems - they love to nibble on young new growth.