Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Drosera L. [372]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Daily dew, Sundew

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Droseraceae

family_ja: モウセンゴケ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 100 species of rosette-forming or scrambling, evergreen or herbaceous, insectivorous perennials, also including some annuals, found in poor, acid, boggy soil throughout the world, but mainly in Australia. Leaves are alternate or whorled, often long-stalked, and linear to rounded, the blades covered and fringed with gland-tipped, red or green hairs, which trap and digest insects. The small flowers are usually 5-petalled, most often white, pink, or purple, and are solitary or borne in racemes or panicles. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse; in warmer climates, use in a bog garden.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 10-13°C (50-55°F) as soon as ripe. Take cuttings from young, fully developed leaves, or take root cuttings when dormant.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: Cosmopolitan

comment_ja: モウセンゴケ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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