Drosera Capensis (Red/White) Bog Garden glistening glue (mucilage) to trap

glistening glue (mucilage) to trap its prey and the tendrils of the plant  wrap around the trapped insect to increase digestion

adjacent tentacles are able to move towards it and further envelop and digest the prey

Tap water often may contain minerals

Light  Sun-loving

position the plant in a saucer containing 1-2 centimeters of water

Drosera Capensis (Red/White) Bog Garden glistening glue (mucilage) to trapDrosera capensis, commonly known as the Cape sundew. It is endemic to the Cape in South Africa. It is a small rosette forming, evergreen, perennial plant with tendril like leaves. The plant uses a sticky, glistening glue (mucilage) to trap its prey and the tendrils of the plant wrap around the trapped insect to increase digestion. The plant gets a pale violet flower in summer that produces a large amounts of seeds. The seeds that self pollinate. Size