Drosera rotundifolia (Round Leaf Sundew)

Drosera rotundifolia

Quick Facts:

    Common Names: round leaf sundew
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 2 - 8
    Type: Forb

Drosera rotundifolia, or round leaf sundew, is a carnivorous plant, having a sticky "dewy" substance on its leaves, which small insects crawl across, becoming stuck and a meal for the plant. It is native to most of the United States, except Hawaii and the southwest and southern-central US. It grows in perpetually moist, sandy sites with very poor soil, as well as in bogs and fens.

In our yard, this grows in the Fen.

Our growing score: 6

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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