Description
The oblong-leaved sundew, Drosera intermedia, is native to the bogs and marshes of the eastern United States, Europe, and Asia! As temperate plants, these sundews also undergo winter dormancy. To ensure their long-term health, it’s recommended to either keep them in the refrigerator during winter or keep them outdoors during winter. They are cold hardy down to 20 degrees Fahrenheit and can survive colder temperatures with adequate protection of their roots.
The three most important aspects of carnivorous plant care are light, soil, and water. Sundews do extremely well in bright, sunny windowsills, and even better outdoors in the summer. Sundews have adapted to low-nutrient, boggy environments, and most regular potting soil will kill them. We keep ours in a 50-50 ratio of unfertilized peat and perlite.
Carnivorous plants should be kept in a shallow tray of reverse osmosis, distilled, or rainwater at all times. Water that is too high in dissolved solids will eventually kill them as salts build up in the soil and burn the roots.
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