Drosera gigantea is a tuberous sundew on sale at diflora’s webshop: it’s an easy to grow erect form of sundew.

Hystory: 

What is our source for this Drosera?

Diflora began the micropropagation of Drosera gigantea from sterile flask. Micropropagation allows the preservation of the mother plant genome avoiding contamination and genetic variation caused by traditional pollination followed by seeds production

How we grow it?

Drosera gigantea 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.

What we think about it?

Among the tuberous sundew with erect growth, it’s certainly the most impressive. The mature plant looks almost like a small shrub, more than a meter high. A must have!

What is Its main strategy to catch prey ?

As all sundews Drosera gigantea 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.

Location:

Western Australia

Description:

Shape: prostrate in early stage, then Erect

Leaf color: bronzed green

Trap color: bronzed green

Type: tuberous sundew with erect form, easy to grow.

Shipping: in pot 6.5cm ceramic color diameter.

Additional info:

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