Does it need tap water?

No, always use distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water to avoid mineral buildup.

Should I feed it bugs?

It will catch its own food if kept outdoors, but you do not need to feed it manually.

Pflanzenratgeber

Round leaved sundew.

Drosera rotundifolia

Aussprache droh-SER-uh roh-tun-dih-FOH-lee-uh

Auch bekannt als Common Sundew, Round-leaf Sundew, Round-leaved Sundew, Roundleaf Sundew

Round leaved sundew — Foto von william_hoyer (CC BY) über iNaturalist

This fascinating carnivorous plant thrives in nutrient poor, boggy environments. It captures small insects using sticky, dew like droplets on its leaves. You will find it is a unique addition to a specialized collection.

Ein weiteres Foto von Round leaved sundew — Foto von Александр Тихонов (CC BY) über iNaturalist

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe: Schwierig
Pflanzenart: Carnivorous perennial
Licht: Full sun to partial shade
Licht im Innenraum: Direkte Sonne
Gießen: Alle 1 bis 2 Tage
Endgröße: 3 to 5 inches
Wachstum: Langsam
Winterhärte: USDA 3 bis 8
Blütezeit: Mid to late summer

Pflege

Keep the soil constantly moist by sitting the pot in a tray of distilled water. Avoid using tap water as minerals can harm the plant. Watch for dry, brown leaf tips which indicate the soil has lost its moisture.

Gießen: Always keep the soil saturated with distilled or rainwater.
Düngen: Do not fertilize this plant as it gets nutrients from insects.
Schneiden: Remove dead or blackened leaves to keep the plant tidy.
Umtopfen: Repot in fresh carnivorous plant soil mix every year or two.
Boden: Sphagnum peat moss and perlite mix
Boden-pH: 3.5 to 5.0
Temperatur: -20 bis 30°C
Luftfeuchtigkeit: 60 bis 100%
Trockenheitstoleranz: Gering
Lebensdauer: Perennial, typically 3 to 5 years.
Wildverbiss-Resistenz: Hoch

Anzeichen fürs Umtopfen

The peat moss has broken down into a dense sludge.
The plant has outgrown its current container.
Mineral crusts have formed on the surface of the soil.

Sicherheit

Menschen: The plant is not considered toxic, but it is not edible.
Kinder: Keep this plant away from small children to prevent them from pulling off the sticky leaves or attempting to eat them.
Kontaktallergene: The sticky mucilage can cause mild skin irritation in sensitive individuals.
Allergene in der Luft: There are no known significant respiratory allergens associated with this plant.
Essbarkeit: This plant is not intended for consumption and contains compounds that may cause digestive distress.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

Circular leaves with sticky tentacles
Glistening dew drops on leaf surfaces
Small white or pink flowers
Low growing basal rosette habit

Höhe: 0,02 bis 0,05m
Breite: 0,05 bis 0,1m
Blätter: green, red, deciduous
Blüten: white, 0,5 bis 1cm
Früchte: black, Autumn

Häufige Probleme

Aphids — Small insects that can colonize the leaves and disrupt the mucilage production.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung: seed, leaf cuttings
Pflanzzeit: spring
Überwinterung: The plant forms a dormant bud called a hibernaculum. Keep it in a cool, bright area and ensure the soil remains moist but not waterlogged during the winter months.
Im Kübel: It grows very well in pots, provided they are kept in a tray of water and use a minimum 10 cm diameter container.

Seed

Sow seeds on the surface of damp peat moss.
Maintain high humidity and bright light.
Keep the soil consistently moist until germination.

Leaf Cuttings

Carefully remove a healthy leaf.
Place the leaf on wet sphagnum moss.
Cover with a clear lid to maintain humidity until plantlets form.

Always plant in a bog-style container with a mix of peat moss and perlite to maintain the necessary acidity and moisture.

Gute Pflanzpartner

Purple pitcher plant — They share similar requirements for high moisture and acidic, nutrient-poor soil.
Sphagnum — It provides the ideal acidic, moisture-retentive substrate for sundews.

Botanisches

Familie: Droseraceae
Gattung: Drosera
Ordnung: Caryophyllales
Klasse: Magnoliopsida
Ursprüngliche Heimat: Circumboreal distribution across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Artenschutz: It is protected in some regions due to habitat loss and should never be collected from the wild.

It survives in waterlogged, acidic, and nutrient-poor peat bogs by trapping insects to obtain nitrogen.

Nutzen für Wildtiere: nectar source
Bestäuber: Bienen, Schmetterlinge, Käfer
Verwendung: bog garden specimen, educational plant

Im Jahresverlauf

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Ökologische Zeigerwerte

Salzgehalt: 1/9
Bodenreaktion: 2/9
Licht: 8/9
Temperatur: 3/9
Feuchtigkeit: 9/9
Nährstoffe: 1/9

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Does it need tap water?: No, always use distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water to avoid mineral buildup.
Should I feed it bugs?: It will catch its own food if kept outdoors, but you do not need to feed it manually.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus name Drosera comes from the Greek word for dew, referring to the glistening droplets on the leaves, while rotundifolia describes the round shape of the leaves.

Gut zu wissen

It is also known as the round-leaved sundew.
The plant thrives in nutrient-poor, acidic bogs.
It forms a winter resting bud called a hibernaculum to survive cold temperatures.
The leaves are arranged in a basal rosette close to the ground.

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