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Beautiful variant of Drosera capensis from South Africa
It has some fused leaves (sporadically) but the flower is crested.
It reaches medium size
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Drosera capensis “crested” is a sundew on sale at diflora’s webshop: it’s an easy to grow subtropical Drosera from South Africa
Diflora began the micropropagation of Drosera capensis by leaves organogenesis . Micropropagation allows the preservation of the mother plant genome avoiding contamination and genetic variation caused by traditional pollination followed by seeds production
Drosera capensis grows indoors during the winter period (from November to March) under LED lights at 20°C. During the warm period (from April to October) the plant is grown outside in full sun.
One of the most beautiful capensis, characterized by the cresting of some leaves and petioles and presence of a crested floral scape! Recommended!
As all sundews, Drosera capensis catch mainly small flying insects using sticky modified trichomes placed all over their leaves. These trichomes secrete droplets of water and polysaccharides attracting insects that are searching for sugary substances, like nectar.. As the unawares visitors fatally fly on those sweet and lethal leaves, they stay glued and unable to fly away. It is caused mainly by droplet viscosity. Slowly, the dense liquid of the nearby trichomes wrap the insect causing a macabre destiny for the unlucky victim: the tracheas, respiratory holes placed on the surface of the exoskeleton of insects, are obstructed causing their death by suffocation.
Horticoltural form
Shape: erect
Leaf color: green, reddish if under very bright sun
Trap color: green with red tentacles
Type: subtropical sundew
Shipping: in pot 6.5cm ceramic color diameter.
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