10+ Carnivorous Drosera callistos Seeds - Exotic Australian Insectivorous Curiosity Sundew

Drosera callistos Seeds

Australian Carnivorous Sundew

Drosera commonly known as the sundews comprises one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants. The genus includes annuals and perennials, large and small plants, and denizens of tropical, temperate, and polar habitats. They should not be confused with the ever popular Venus Fly Trap, Dionaea muscipula. These plants lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which they grow. Both the botanical name and the English common name refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of each tentacle that resemble drops of morning dew. Drosera has also been recorded for its medicinal use against warts, corns and sunburn. Ethnobotanically a tea made from the plant was also used as a tranquilizer and aphrodisiac. Whether indigenous or exotic, Sundews deserve a little corner in all carnivorous plant collections. They make fascinating indoor houseplants. These curiosity plants grow best in pots filled with a mix of our general Carnivorous Growing Medium.

Drosera callistos is a little pygmy carnivorous sundew that was discovered in southwest Australia by N. Marchant and A. Lowrie in 1992. It forms rosettes with a diameter of 19mm. The leaves go red in colour when the plant receives sunlight. This perennial produces 19mm orange flowers which are the biggest of the pygmy sundews. The flower stalks reach 10cm in height and produces 4 to 5 flowers each. A fun and educational plant!