Drosera - Tuberous Sundews - Growing Instructions

Tuberous Sundews (Drosera)

These unique sundews have a remarkable adaptation: underground tubers that preserve water and nutrients during prolonged dormancy. When winter rains arrive, these tubers awaken, producing growth forms ranging from compact rosettes to climbing vines.

They lure, capture, and digest insects using the stalked glands covering their leaf surfaces.

 

Watering

In the fist week of April place me in my water tray, water my pot from above and keep it standing in water at all times, water from above each time you fill the tray. Over the next few weeks to months I will emerge from the sand. At this point you don't need to water from above any more.

Once I die back to go dormant underground at the end of Winter or early spring you need to stop watering me immediately. I want to be bone dry for month until next April when you start watering me again. 

It’s best to just fill my tray, my special soil mix will give me what I need.

 

Light

Full sun. The more I can tan, the better my colours.

 

Where to Keep Me

I love a hot day and don’t mind cold, even really cold days but I’m not a fan of being snowed on. I can live outside or inside on a windowsill.

 

Dormancy

I will go dormant at the end of Winter or in Early Spring. At this time I want to be completely dry for a few months to imitate the harsh climate where I come from. Watering me when dormant could rot me so please don't do it. In April each year out me in full sun and start my watering, I will wake up after a few weeks to months to put on a show again. 

 

Feeding

I will catch my own food, but feel free to drop something on my leaves. I love flies, spiders and any other bugs. Please do not use fertilisers on me as a lot will harm me more than they will help me.

 

Soil Recipe

I live in a mix of sphagnum peat moss and sand. If you need to repot me, please do not use regular soil, I will not survive.