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Complete list of sundew varieties

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The carnivorous plant Drosera is not often seen in daily life. In fact, there are many varieties of Drosera. Today we will briefly introduce the varieties of Drosera.

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Rainforest Drosera

Rainforest Drosera is a large category, and can be further divided into Adilu Drosera, Fuzi Drosera, etc. This type of Drosera They grow in mountainous areas with rainy summers and high air humidity. Their growth environment also determines that we need to provide sufficient water and maintain relatively high air humidity when cultivating this kind of sundew.

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Tropical Drosera

This It is a large category divided according to the growing environment. The varieties of sundew under this category include large-patty sundew, fine silver-haired sundew, red peacock sundew, small sundew, and broad-leaf sundew. Dishes and so on. In fact, sundews that actually grow in tropical areas only account for a small portion of the entire sundew species.

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Subtropical Drosera

In Varieties of sundew growing in the subtropics include leaf sundew, Cape sundew, Alice sundew, mountain sundew, charming sundew, downy sundew, etc. Sundew growing in subtropical areas The living terrain and environment are very diverse. Drosera in this area generally grows luxuriantly in spring and summer and goes dormant in winter. However, due to the climate influence of the Mediterranean region, Drosera in this area grows in winter and goes dormant in summer.

Cold Temperate Drosera

Drosera in this category include Drosera cordata, Drosera siye, British Drosera, round-leaf Drosera, and Imperial Sundew and so on. The leaves of this type of sundew are in the shape of continuous crops, with longer leaves or longer petioles. The insect-catching leaves will wither in winter, and the growth will be slow in winter, but will quickly resume growth when the weather warms up.

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Mini sundew

This The first type of sundew includes shiny sundew, dwarf sundew, bearded sundew, long columnar sundew, scorpion sundew, etc. The plants of this type of sundew are relatively small, so they are Got its name. Their stem nodes are relatively long and their flowers are very pretty and cute. They can bloom all year round and will grow winter buds in winter.

Bulb Drosera

This type of Drosera mainly includes large-leaved Drosera, small-leafed Drosera, broad-footed Drosera, light-leafed Drosera, etc. , this type of sundew grows in areas with hot and dry summers and cold and humid winters. They grow bulbous rhizomes underground to cope with the hot and dry summers.