Water Sundew Drosera intermedia
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- DROSS-er-uh in-ter-MEE-dee-uh
- Description
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Oblong-leaved Sundew grows in extremely wet, boggy conditions, in stream or pond margins, or even growing on mats floating in the water.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Drosera
- Species:
- intermedia
- Family:
- Droseraceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern North America, Europe, South America
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Carnivorous
- Native Plant
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Frequent Standing Water
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from August to October
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Blooms from July to September
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Water Garden