Perennial Carnivore
Stunning small rosettes, spoon-shaped leaves are covered with very red sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Thrives in hot and humid conditions, but can be grown outside.
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Drosera binata
Deciduous Carnivore (Evergreen if Grown Indoors)
Dew covered multi-forked leaves turning bright red in the sun. Sticky dew captures insects. It forms a large insect-catching bush. Best grown in 50/50 peat moss and sand. Also grows well in standing water. Water Daily.
Drosera binata v. multifida
Deciduous Carnivore (Evergreen if Grown Indoors)
Dew covered multi-forked leaves, up to 8 points per leaf, turning bright red in the sun. Sticky dew captures insects. It forms a large insect-catching bush. Best grown in 50/50 peat moss and sand. Also grows well in standing water. Water daily.
Drosera brevifolia
Pygmy Sundew with tiny sticky red rosettes.
Drosera burmannii
Perennial Carnivore
Easy to grow. Soil soil moist, doesn’t need a lot of humidity. Not heat-tolerant (keep below about 85F). Dies back in winter if outside and produce new seedlings in spring. Will stay green through the winter indoors.
Drosera capensis
Perennial Carnivore
Leaves are covered with sticky hairs, will move like tentacles to capture and digest insects. Thrives in hot and humid conditions, but can be grown outside.
Drosera capensis “Alba”
Perennial Carnivore
White leaves are covered with sticky hairs, will move like tentacles to capture and digest insects. Thrives in hot and humid conditions, but can be grown outside.
Drosera capensis “Red”
Perennial Carnivore
Leaves turn bright red with enough light, are covered with sticky hairs, will move like tentacles to capture and digest insects. Thrives in hot and humid conditions, but can be grown outside.
Drosera dichrosepala X enodes
Perennial Carnivore
Rare, with tiny spoon-shaped leaves covered with sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Can go dormant in hot dry summer.
Drosera enodes
Perennial Carnivore
Rare, with tiny spoon-shaped leaves covered with sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Can go dormant in hot dry summer.
Drosera graminifolia
Perennial Carnivore
Leaf tips curl around insects. Prefers direct sunlight, but not too hot. Clip dead leaves to stimulate more growth. Will grow under fluorescent lights. Doesn’t require winter dormant period.
Drosera helodes
Perennial Carnivore
Tiny spoon-shaped leaves forming small rosettes are covered with long sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Prefers moderate temperatures. If grown outside can experience a summer dormancy.
Drosera leucoblasta
Pygmy Sundew with tiny sticky red rosettes, large orange flowers.
Drosera spatulata
Perennial Carnivore
Round spoon-shaped leaves are covered with sticky hairs which capture and digest insects. Thrives in hot and humid conditions, but can be grown outside.
Dudleya “Frank Reinelt”
D. caespitosa “Frank Reinelt”
6″ tall clusters to 12″ wide. Silver finger-like leaves with red tips in full sun. Afternoon shade inland.
Dudleya “Silver Urchin”
Large rosettes, thin leaves, stemless, fast-growing.
Dudleya “White Sprite”
D. greenei “White Sprite”
White leaves, clumping rosettes, variable with longer leaves. Sometimes sold as D. gnoma.
Dudleya albiflora
Small 6″ rosettes will form larger clumps over time. Pale white flowers.
Dudleya anomala
Tight clusters of green rosettes with slightly red tips in full sun. White flowers on long bloom stalks.
Dudleya anthonyi
“This species is entirely restricted to the eleven cinder cones of the San Quintin Volcanic Field, growing nowhere else in the world.” Red flowers on chalky white stalks. 6-12″ chalky white rosettes.
Dudleya attenuata
Solitary, stemless 8″ rosettes, powdery white in full sun.
Dudleya brittonii
18″ rosettes on single stems with chalky leaves. Looks best if dry through the summer months – avoid overhead watering.
Dudleya caespitosa
Dense clusters of large 12″ rosettes with oblong leaves that vary from green to chalky white with red tips. Bright yellow flowers in Spring and Summer.
Dudleya cymosa
Highly variable, with a wide distribution throughout California – from the coasts to the mountains. Fragrant flowers of yellow to pink-red attract hummingbirds.
Dudleya densiflora
Rare and small, to 6″; white flowers
Dudleya edulis
Long green cylindrical leaves grow to 8″ tall from a central base forming dense 12″ rosettes. White flowers in Spring and Summer.
Dudleya farinosa
Small to medium rosettes, variable color – green with red edges to chalky white.
Dudleya gnoma
Tightly clumping tiny white rosettes. Sometimes sold as D. “White Sprite”.
Dudleya greenii
(D. greenei)
Small clumping rosettes up to 4″d., red-tipped
Dudleya greenii “Anacampa”
Dense colorful 6″ rosettes with low stems, pack in tight. White flowers in Spring. Hybrid from Santa Barbara native.