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Water Sundew Drosera intermedia

Other Common Name(s):

Spoonleaf Sundew

Phonetic Spelling: DROSS-er-uh in-ter-MEE-dee-uh
Description: 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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Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#water garden #wet sites #stream banks #pond margins #NC native #Coastal OBL #Piedmont Mountains OBL #wet soils tolerant #native carnivorus plant #bog gardens #audubon

Drosera intermedia — Form (Craven County,NC)-Spring Tom Glasgow CC BY 4.0

Drosera intermedia — Petiole and leaf close up (Craven County, NC)-Spring Tom Glasgow CC BY 4.0

Cultivars / Varieties:

Tags:

#water garden #wet sites #stream banks #pond margins #NC native #Coastal OBL #Piedmont Mountains OBL #wet soils tolerant #native carnivorus plant #bog gardens #audubon

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.

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Carnivorous

Native Plant

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

Fruit:
Fruit Description:

Displays from August to October

Flowers:
Flower Color:

Pink

White

Flower Bloom Time:

Summer

Flower Description:

Blooms from July to September

Leaves:
Leaf Color:

Green

Red/Burgundy

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Shape:

Oblong

Hairs Present:

No

Stem:
Stem Is Aromatic:

No

Landscape:
Landscape Location:

Pond

Riparian

Landscape Theme:

Water Garden