Drosera binata

Ease to Grow: Easy Dormancy: Recommended Native Range: Wet Bogs of southeastern Australia, Tazmania and New Zealand. Zones: 7-9 (6-10) The Fork Leafed Sundew, Drosera binata, is a dazzling red, small, upright, sundew. It is a robust grower and readily spreads from its roots, filling its pot or developing a nice colony. Being a temperate plant, it will die back to its roots as cool weather approaches, and reemerge from resting buds on its roots in the spring. New leaves unroll much like the fronds of a fern with a nice flush of leaves in spring. It may rest mid-summer, but will show another showy flush of leaves in the fall. It can tolerate a light frost. D. binata  prefers open, sunny, boggy conditions in peaty soils. It flowers from June to September with blossoms that are white on tall, multi-flowered red scapes. It is easily divided from the thick, black, hairy roots, or by leaf cuttings. It will be a colorful addition to your carnivorous plant collection. This selection comes from