English sundew (Drosera anglica)
Care, watering, light and tips for English sundew on Floravia.
Quick facts
- Family: Droseraceae
- Difficulty: Demanding
- Watering: every 1 days
- Light: Partial shade
- Temperature: 10–30 °C
- Toxicity: Toxic to pets
About English sundew
Drosera anglica, commonly known as the English Sundew or Long-leaved Sundew, is a captivating carnivorous plant that forms a rosette of elongated, narrow leaves covered in sticky tentacles that ensnare insects. Its leaves often develop a reddish hue under strong light, adding a unique visual appeal. It's an excellent choice for terrariums, paludariums, or as an accent plant in humid, sunny environments.
Native range
Temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, Asia, and North America.
Care tips
Provide direct sunlight or very bright artificial light for at least 6 hours daily for optimal growth and coloration. Keep the substrate consistently moist using distilled, rainwater, or reverse osmosis water, ideally through the tray method. Use a nutrient-poor substrate such as sphagnum peat moss mixed with perlite or quartz sand. Avoid fertilizing or using tap water, as its roots are highly sensitive to minerals and salts.
How to save a dying English sundew
- Warning signs
- Leaves without dew, gradual blackening, soft stem.
- First aid
- Move to cooler, humid spot, increase bright (not strong direct) light, ensure distilled water in tray.
- What kills it
- Tap water (minerals), nutrient-rich soil, dry hot environment, lack of light or burning direct sun.
- Can it be saved?
- Yes, if roots are intact and stem not fully rotten. Act quickly.