Thread-leaved Sundew
Drosera filiformis
Erect thread-like leaves uncoil vertically, each one beaded with glistening mucilage that catches small flying insects. It dies back to a tight hibernaculum for winter, so an empty-looking pot in January is normal.
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.25–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container, rain garden
- Native states
- CT, DE, FL, MA, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC