Drosera tracyi
$19.95
The king sundew, Drosera regia, has a very uncanny ability to wrap its leaves around captured insects. In some instances, a leaf will wrap around an insect so perfectly it looks like it wrapped itself into a knot! Some say that the king sundew gets its name from its spear-like leaves that form a crown of sorts. Others say that its name comes its size.
This plant can be a bit of an enigma for some growers. We've found that it's not very tolerant of constant high temperatures. It definitely likes cool nights, like in its native habit in the coastal mountains of South Africa. It grows best when night temperatures drop below 70°F.
Plants You Receive
Natural Habitat
Type of Plant
Size of Adult Plants
Sunlight
Water
Soil
Cold Tolerance
This plant can be a bit of an enigma for some growers. We've found that it's not very tolerant of constant high temperatures. It definitely likes cool nights, like in its native habit in the coastal mountains of South Africa. It grows best when night temperatures drop below 70°F.
Plants You Receive
Your plant will be shipped potted in a 4-inch pot. Plants will have leaves about 3-inch tall and will reach flowering maturity within two growing seasons.
All plants were propagated on-site from proven mother plants in our collection. Photo is representative of plants for sale.
Please watch the monthly video podcast for examples of how your plant may look at this time of the year and important growing tips for the season.
Please watch the monthly video podcast for examples of how your plant may look at this time of the year and important growing tips for the season.
Natural Habitat
Coastal mountains of South Africa.
Type of Plant
Tropical plant for indoor growing.
Size of Adult Plants
Leaves may reach 12 inches.
Sunlight
Partial sun. A south window with several hours of direct sunlight is ideal.
Water
Use mineral-free water or water low in minerals (less than 50 parts per million). Keep the soil wet by setting the plant in a dish of standing water.
Soil
Use 1 part peat moss and 1 part perlite (or washed river sand). Avoid fertilizers, regular garden soil, and compost.
Cold Tolerance
Tolerant of very cool temperatures, but protect from frost.
The king of sundews! Best for experienced growers.
Only 1 per customer.
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Reviews
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Absolutely beautiful plant!
My drosera regia arrived well packed and looking very happy despite being shipped making it lose its dew. The dew was back in just a couple of days and new leaves are shooting up all the time. I'm having a blast watching it grow.
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Drosera Regia
Plants arrived fast and in perfect condition. I am very satisfied with my order, and now the sundew has grown two new leaves, although they are slightly smaller than the rest. I would definitely buy from this website again.
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King sundew
plant came in nice. only problem I'm having is no dew and it still sprouting new sprouts but the tips are brown and the other leaves seem to die off quickly but there is still new growth. overall very nice plant.
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Drosera Regia
I was pleasantly surprised that the D. Regia seemed to be acclimated to the dry humidity of the Boise, ID area, already. Great plant, great initial service, and great follow up to questions, that I had after the sale. I would definitely buy plants from Sarracenia Northwest again!
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King Sundew
Really hard to find - But SNW came through. I received some really great plants - packed will & doing fine. Thank You SNW.
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Great Condition!
The plant arrived in superb condition! There was still dew on the leaves and the plant didn't look stressed at all. The soil had been taped so it wouldn't fall out and the size of the plant was as advertised.
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Drosera Regia
Excellent plant, great packaging and fast delivery.
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Beautiful plant
It literally did not skip a beat. It continued growing when I received it. Will re-pot soon to a much bigger container.
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Drosera regia
These are small but healthy plants. Very vigorous with good, deep root systems. I prefer growing them in long fiber spagham with leached perlite and they are doing very well for me. They like diluted maxsea in good pure water. They have also had quite a few fungus gnats meet untimely deaths at the hands of their sticky leaves.