Alice sundew (Drosera aliciae)
Care, watering, light and tips for Alice sundew on Floravia.
Quick facts
- Family: Droseraceae
- Difficulty: Demanding
- Watering: every 1 days
- Light: Partial shade
- Temperature: 10–30 °C
About Alice sundew
Drosera aliciae is an attractive perennial carnivorous plant, recognized for its rosette-shaped leaves covered in sticky tentacles that trap insects. Its leaves range from bright green to deep red when exposed to sun, and it produces small pink flowers. It's ideal for humid terrariums, sunny windowsills, or as an accent plant in carnivorous plant collections.
Native range
South Africa
Care tips
Requires bright direct sunlight for at least 6 hours a day for optimal color and good dew production. Watering must be constant, keeping the substrate consistently moist with distilled, rainwater, or demineralized water, preferably using the tray method. Use a mix of unfertilized sphagnum peat moss and perlite in a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio. A common mistake is using tap water or fertilized substrates, which will burn the plant's roots.
How to save a dying Alice sundew
- Warning signs
- Leaves without dew, wilting, black or yellowing. Stunted growth. Dry or waterlogged soil.
- First aid
- Move to cool, bright indirect light. Water with distilled water via tray. Increase humidity.
- What kills it
- Tap water (minerals), nutrient-rich soil, dry air, strong direct sun, frost.
- Can it be saved?
- Yes, if you act fast. Remove dead parts. Maintain ideal conditions: pure water, high humidity, filtered light.