Published Tuesday, October 27, 2020, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.

Sundew bud

I adore my little carnivorous plant, a Cape sundew. It eats fruit flies and soil gnats! A few short months ago I transplanted the three little plants that were in a 2″ pot into a 4″ pot, filled with sphagnum moss. They are so happy—I need a bigger pot already! One just bloomed and now the second one is getting a flower.

Care tips: 1) Must sit in an outer pot kept filled with water about halfway up. 2) NEVER give it fertilizer. The bugs feed it. Learned this the hard way.

Tiny droplets attract fruit flies and soil gnats on the Drosera capensis, commonly known as the Cape sundew

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12 Responses to “Sundew bud”

1. Linda W. on 27 Oct 2020 at 11:02 pm #
   

   Interesting plant. Nice composition, very graceful.

2. Arun on 28 Oct 2020 at 1:05 am #
   

   Pretty and unique plant.It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to gardening where you can share about plants and flowers here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/10/yellow-blooms-in-autumn-garden.html

3. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz on 28 Oct 2020 at 3:25 am #
   

   Lovely fringe.

4. Driller's Place on 28 Oct 2020 at 10:52 am #
   

   Lovely, as always.
   I am never disappointed when I visit this site.

5. image-in-ing: weekly photo linkup on 29 Oct 2020 at 1:45 pm #
   

   What a delightful image! I love the way the “dewdrops” linger on the sundew.
   Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/10/beauty-and-beach.html

6. Yvonne on 30 Oct 2020 at 8:49 am #
   

   What a sweet lure for an unexpecting insect. Lovely plant in bloom.

7. riitta k on 01 Nov 2020 at 12:42 am #
   

   What a fabulous photo – no wonder you love these!

8. Magical Mystical Teacher on 01 Nov 2020 at 9:36 am #
   

   Delicacy personified in a plant!

9. betty - NZ on 01 Nov 2020 at 2:39 pm #
   

   What a fascinating plant! I’ve never heard of it before but I think I’m in love 🙂

   It’s great to see your link at ‘My Corner of the World’ this week !!

10. Monika Ohson | TravelerInMe on 02 Nov 2020 at 7:08 am #
    

    I remember carnivorous plants from school course though I don’t remember seeing one in person. They look so jazzy ….. but looks can be deceptive hahahaha is so true in their case

11. Traudi Gartendrossel on 02 Nov 2020 at 8:39 am #
    

    uiii a carnivore, a beauty! I saw it on TV show she does it (G o o g l e translate);-)))
    Greetings from Germany
    Traudi♥

12. Arun Goyal on 08 Nov 2020 at 10:26 pm #
    

    Thanks for joining Garden Affair .

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