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Water Sundew Drosera intermedia

Other Common Name(s):

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#boggy#wet sites#stream banks#pond margins#NC native#Coastal OBL#Piedmont Mountains OBL#wet soils tolerant#native carnivorus plant#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#boggy#wet sites#stream banks#pond margins#NC native#Coastal OBL#Piedmont Mountains OBL#wet soils tolerant#native carnivorus plant#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