Drosera Spatulata

Drosera Spatulata Care

Drosera Spatulata

What is the plant

Drosera spatulata is one of the most widespread sundews in nature. According to Adrian Slack's Carnivorous Plants, Drosera spatulata can be found found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and also in various parts of the Far East, including China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Borneo, and the Philippines" so there are many forms and varieties (133). Drosera spatulata is commonly known to become a weed in sundew collections because it constantly shoots up flower stalks loaded with tons seeds.

If you’ve recognized any mistakes feel free to notify us about it. This would help us to provide only the best-quality information.

Lighting

Full Sun

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
They need water with less dissolved minerals to thrive. Rain water works well and you can easily collect it yourself. If that’s not an option you can also try unscented distilled or demineralized water.Drosera spatulata is relatively forgiving when it comes to watering. Although it prefers moist soil at all times won’t be too much of a disaster if you forget to water once in a while. The tray method discussed earlier makes watering your sundews very easy; all you have to do is pour water onto the tray and the plants will soak it up through their roots
Fertilizer
As mentioned above, the spoon-leaved sundew has evolved to obtain nutrients from the insects it catches. This means it doesn’t need to be fertilized like regular houseplants. Houseplant fertilizer can actually be fatal to sundews, so stick to feeding insects.If you’re growing your Drosera spatulata outdoors then you’ll probably notice it doesn’t need additional feeding, as it can catch its own meals just fine.If your Drosera spatulata is indoors and you don’t see that many insects stuck to its glistening death traps you can try feeding the plant yourself. Fruit flies and other bugs work fine but you can also use rehydrated freeze-dried bloodworms.
Sunlight
Unlike some other popular carnivorous plants, like the Venus flytrap, the spoon-leaved sundew isn’t a huge fan of direct sun. It does love plenty of light, though, so place your sundew near a window. Protect it from the sun’s scorching rays using a sheer curtain if necessary.Artificial lighting. Drosera spatulata grows very well under articifial light, which makes it a great option if you live in a darker home

Disease diagnosis

Check your plant’s health

Ease your plant care routine with PlantIn's personalized system.

Soil
These plants naturally grow in nutrient-poor soil, which is why they adapted to catch insects.To keep your Drosera spatulata happy and healthy just mix 50% sphagnum moss with 50% perlite or silica sand.
Temperature
Make sure the plant isn’t exposed to temperatures below 7 °C/45 °F: it’s a subtropical that isn’t used to cold or frost. Although it usually won’t die, the low temperatures will cause it to shed its leaves. They can take a while to regrow.
Popularity
227 people already have this plant 47 people have added this plant to their wishlists