Drosera latifolia

Ease to Grow: Easy Dormancy: No Native Range: Peaty wetlands of the Brazilian highlands Zones: 8-9 (7-10) The Broad Leaf Sundew, Drosera latifolia, is endemic to and widespread in the Brazilian highlands. It is a low-growing, compact, rosette-forming sundew with dark red coloration in full sun. It is very pretty, and easy to grow. It is a subtropical sundew with leaves year round. It tolerates a wide range of growing conditions, but prefers open, sunny, boggy conditions in peaty soils. The flowers are small and pink with several on a scape, but usually only one is open at a time. It is self-fertile, and generously produces seeds that can be sown immediately or stored in cool, dry conditions for a year or more. It easily makes leaf and root cuttings. Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss or in a domed 2.5" pot. Size description will indicate which. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped. Height: 1" - 1.5" Plant Type: Perennial