Sundew - Drosera coccicaulis

 

Sundew - Drosera coccicaulis

     Here is one of my buys from Sherman Gardens Plant-O-Rama.  It's Drosera coccicaulis, a rosetted sundew with spoon shaped leaves.  It's a carnivorous plant that traps small insects in the tiny tentacles tipped with sticky mucilage.  The newer leaves tend to be more erect while the lower leaves hug the soil and you can see more mucilage on the newer leaves. This plant is native to Africa and will become redder in bright light.  I have it in full sun so it should become dark red.  

Sundew - Drosera coccicaulis with US Penny

     The plants will grow to 2-3 inches in diameter.  Here you see two of them are about the size of a penny.

A third very small Sundew - Drosera coccicaulis

     There is a third plant in the center foreground, that is about the size of the perlite in the soil mix.  It's so small I didn't see it until I was processing the pictures on my computer.  Three plants for the price of two!