There are more than 100 species of drosera, such as Binata, ( the forked leaf sundew ) Origin from Eastern & South-eastern Australia ( New South wales, Victoria , Tasmania, & New Zealand Found in mountain bogs to low altitude swamps & is always in a wet acid soil capensis,( Cape sundew) Origin from the Cape Province, South Africa Lives in marshy peat soils among grasses , The name binata has been attributed to the plant because of the bipartite or Y-shaped division of its leaves. Can be found mountain bogs to low altitude swamps but always in a constantly wet acid soil can stand full sun likes to have as much sunlight as possible, best place indoors is on a window in a pot keeping humid though rather less so in the winter time filiformis, ( the forked leaf sundew ) Origin from North America (the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to south of the Mississippi Grows in the sandy marshy regions of New Jersey .grows in large areas and has a marvellous show of flowers grows wild in peat or spagman moss
anglica, Origin from around Europe north America . Drosera anglica is one of the biggest sundews found in Britain.
rotundifolia: Found around Europe, north America & also in Asia .its common name is the round leaf sundew. It grows in damp marshy areas surrounded with spagman moss . It is a perennial plant, in the autumn the leafs go black & gradually dies down for the winter . Small size insects are caught ,the tentacles fold around its prey, bringing it towards the centre of the leaf , where it has digestive glands. The flower stalks come from the centre of the plant & can be white or pink. Can have up to 20 flowers . Has an indefinite life span. About 10-12cm Likes light shade or full sun Has a constant humidity Temperature to 40c Flowers in the spring spathulata, ( the Spoon leaf sundew ) Origin from Asia, Australia (New south Wales ,Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania), Borneo, China, Hong Kong , Japan, New Zealand, Philippines ,& Taiwan
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