A Drosera carnivorous plant, that has proved very efficient at hunting fruit flies and mosquitoes
I've never seen this carnivorous plant before! I just ordered one for my sunroom that gets moisture gnats. Excited to see how it does ๐
I think you'll love it. Remember to keep it on a plate with water!
Oh thank you for the tip! So it should stay within some water 24/7? Is it ok if it's in a pot with mostly peat moss too?
In winter I don't think it needs the plate but the soil should be kept damp. So far mine has been with a few milliliters of water 24/7 and it looks happy.
I have no idea about peat moss, sorry. I know there's special soil for carnivorous plants, very poor on nutrients, but my plant is still in the soil the shop gave it
Oh perfect, this helps a lot! Thank you ๐
Beautiful plant. I just ordered one to complement my VFT.
I have 3-4 of them to control fruit flies and fungus mats. They do an excellent job.
Love this! Might have to get one!
Do you grow flies to feed it, or are you in a buggy area?
I live in a buggy area, there are fruit flies everywhere
Someone in another thread with a similar plant says not to feed them anyway. Looks great! I love sundews and related plants!
I haven't fed mine lol. Even if it were a particularly useless hunter, with the amount of flies we have here, inevitably some would fall into it.
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