drosera latifolia is a carnivorous plant for sale at Diflora shop: a slow growing subtropical Drosera from South America

Hystory: 

What is our source for this Drosera?

Diflora began the micropropagation of drosera latifolia 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 latifolia is grown indoors during the winter period (November to March) under LED lights placed 30 cm apart, at a constant 20 degrees and 16h photoperiod to promote the vegetative phase. During the warm period (April to October) the plant is grown outside in half shade.

What we think about it?

Drosera latifolia is a beautiful and very rare South American plant. It is a slow growing plants.

What is Its main strategy to catch prey ?

As all sundews, Drosera latifolia 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:

Sud America

Description:

Shape: semi-erect

Leaf color: green

Trap color: green with red tentacles

Type:South American sundew, prefers highland conditions

Shipping: in pot 6.5cm ceramic color diameter.

Additional info:

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