This video focuses on Drosera capensis otherwise known as The Cape Sundew. This sundew is endemic to The Cape in South Africa. Here it experiences temperatures which rarely if ever fall below freezing. As such its classified as a tropical sundew. Due to the tropical conditions where it comes from this sundew is unique in that it doesn't require dormancy as part of it's normal growing cycle. This is unlike Venus Flytraps and North American which need to go through their rest or dormancy period for healthy growth.
Why is this so? Well North American pitcher plants and Venus Flytraps come from temperate areas where the winters are harsher. During winter insect activity shuts down and so do carnivorous plants. It doesn't make sense for a carnivorous plant to spend vital energy producing traps when there's nothing to catch. Not so for tropical carnivorous plants such as Cape Sundews.....they just keep growing and growing throughout the year.
In this video I describe how Drosera capensis looks like, how it grows and how the trapping mechanism works and why this species of sundew is an ideal beginners carnivorous plant. I explain the care requirements for this plant including light, watering and potting medium. I also briefly explain how to feed this sundew which is important if you intend to grow Drosera capensis indoors.
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