About
Drosera capensis, the Cape sundew, is a vigorous, evergreen, rosette-forming carnivorous perennial from the Cape of South Africa, producing long, narrow, strap-shaped leaves covered in red, sticky, glandular hairs that trap and digest insects. Groups of attractive pink flowers are produced on slender stems from spring to autumn, and occasionally into winter. One of the easiest and most rewarding of all sundews.
About the genus
Drosera, the sundews, are carnivorous perennials forming rosettes of leaves covered with sticky, red or green, gland-tipped hairs that trap and digest insects. They range from compact, alpine rosette plants to tall, scrambling species, and are among the most diverse and widely distributed of all carnivorous plant genera.
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