Drosera spatulata (spoon-leaved sundew) profile

Drosera spatulata (common name: spoon-leaved sundew) is a good variety of sundew genus, cold, heat, and exposure to the sun is not afraid of, suitable for beginners. Drosera spatulata is a small insectivorous plant, glandular hair grows on the leaf, can secrete mucus, the outside image is hung full of dew, crystal clear, can stick insects, and digestion and absorption.

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Morphological characteristics of Drosera Spatulata

Drosera spatulata is a herb, usually perennial; Rhizome is short, with adventitious roots, often regressed leaves with root function, terminal with or without a bulbous corm. Plants are 2 -- 4 cm in diameter. Leaves are alternate or basal and roseletate dense, headlike sticky glandular hairs, young leaves often fist roll; Stipules are membranous, often lobed. Cymes are terminal or axillary, curved when young; Calyx is 5-lobed, sparse 4-8-lobed, base more or less connate, persistent; Drosera spatulata has 5 petals, detached, spreading when anthesis, aggregated after anthesis, persistent apically; Stamens and petals are of the same number, alternate; Ovary is superior, 1-locule, lateral membrane placenta 2-5, ovules numerous, few; Drosera spatulata has 3-5 styles, sparse 2-6, variously divided or undivided, persistent. Capsule is loculicidal dehiscence; Seeds are small, many, exosperm with reticulate veins.

The ecological habits of Drosera Spatulata

The survival temperature of Drosera spatulata is 0-37℃, and the optimum temperature is 20-30℃. Ambient humidity > 50%.

The distribution of Drosera Spatulata

Drosera spatulata distributes in South China, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and other areas.

The cultivation of Drosera spatulata

Media

Drosera spatulata can develop nicely in rather many mediums. 1 sand, pure Long-fibered sphagnum (LFS) 1 LFS: 1 perlite. Be certain to rinse your media earlier than you use it

Media moisture

Preserve moist.

Humidity

No longer a whole lot needed. I'd suggest at least 50%.

Pot height

Drosera spatulata can develop nicely in surprisingly many measurement pots. 

Trapping speed: moderate

Leaves will curl and fold substantially round meals inside a few hours.

Fertilizer

Feed your Drosera spatulata as soon as each two weeks for rapid, sturdy increase and flower production. See feeding page. Feeding encourages flowering, however Drosera spatulata usually vegetation no count if it is fed or not.

Food size: medium

Plant dimensions

Drosera spatulata (Fraser Island) normally stays small, at around 1 inch across, however Drosera spatulata 'Tamlin' can attain up to three inches throughout if it is in a tall pot by way of itself. D. spatulata is a rosette sundew.

Temperature

No longer picky. Has grown nicely for me in the temp vary of 45-90 tiers F. Give Drosera spatulata subtropical conditions.

Lighting/Photoperiod:

Develop beneath T-8 lights with a 16-hour photoperiod. Most, if no longer all varieties of Drosera spatulata will flip brilliant crimson in excessive light.

Flowers

Drosera spatulata is one of the satisfactory self-pollinating sundews. There are typically 20+ plant life per stalk, with every flower containing 30 or greater seeds. Drosera spatulata in no way looks to give up flowering for me either, so it has turned out to be pretty weed.

How Drosera Spatulata propagates

Seed propagation

The newly collected seeds of Drosera spatulata are spread on a moist substrate (water moss is preferred), covered with a high air humidity, and will germinate in about 7-15 days at 25 degrees Celsius, but the plants produced by this method will grow slowly in the seedling stage.

Leaf cutting propagation

The main method of Drosera spatulata propagation is to cut the strong leaves off the plant and lay them on a moist substrate (water moss is preferred). When the leaves are covered and maintained at a high air humidity of 25 degrees Celsius, they will sprout on the surface of the leaves in about 30 days. When they grow up, they can be planted separately. The individuals propagated by this method grew rapidly and kept the characters of the parents very well.

Tissue culture

This method is suitable for manufacturers to propagate a large number of Drosera spatulata in a short period of time. The disadvantage is that it is not suitable for the general population and the cost is high.