Drosera Anglica

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The Drosera Anglica is an excellent carnivorous plant if you’re looking for a variety that will thrive outdoors. Also known as the Great Sundew or the English Sundew, the Drosera Anglica is native to the UK. It prefers high-altitude climates and can also be found indigenously in northern parts of the US, Canada, and Japan.

English Sundew plants require a period of dormancy which is one of the reasons they do well outdoors. They can be planted directly into the ground in certain climates but will otherwise do well in a pot. Like many sundew plants, they do best in peaty soil and are known to grow around sphagnum peat moss in the wild. Therefore, ensuring at least 50% of your potting soil is peat moss will give your Drosera Anglica its best chance to thrive.  If you are looking for the perfect mix then check out our Drosera Anglica potting soil.

The Great Sundew also prefers a very wet environment. Therefore, you will want to keep the soil of your plant very moist. In the wild, you will find it in bogs, fens, and other typical wet soils. Thus, if your garden has naturally occurring water or a water feature, you may find the English Sundew grows well planted in the ground very near to it. Otherwise, it is wise to pot the plant even if you intend to keep it out of doors to ensure optimal moisture.

Drosera Anglica blooms in the warmer months and produces tiny white flowers. To flower, it will need to see consistent temperatures of 18-25 Celsius. It can survive mild frost in winter and will go dormant, curling in on itself and creating buds known as hibernacula. If you have frigid winters where you live (consistently below -2 Celsius), consider moving your English Sundew indoors during the coldest months.

Like all sundew plants, the English Sundew does not require fertilization. Instead, it obtains nutrients from small insects – gnats, fruit flies, and occasionally house flies. Like many carnivorous plants, the Great Sundew is sometimes referred to as a flypaper plant. Tiny hairs surround its leaves and act as tentacles that curl around its prey. The prey is attracted to the minute, and sweet-smelling dew drops that form on the end of the plant’s tentacles. If you are keeping it outside, the Drosera Anglica should get all its food needs met without your assistance. However, if you choose to leave the sundew plant indoors, you will need to ensure that it is getting adequate nutrients either by trapping live insects or purchasing freeze-dried larvae and feeding them to the plant.

The Great Sundew is considered a full-sun plant, but pay special attention if you grow your plant outdoors; full sun can occasionally scorch the plant’s leaves. If you notice the plant starting to look burnt or brown, rather than bright orange and red, move the plant to a partially shaded location. You should gradually introduce the plant to outdoor sunlight if it lives inside for part of the year to avoid shocking the plant.