10+ Drosera burmannii Seeds - Tropical Burmese Carnivorous Sundew from Burma Curiosity

Drosera burmannii Seeds

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 burmannii is a carnivorous plant found in northern and eastern Australia, India, China, Japan, and south-east Asia. There are various forms that range in size from less than 1 cm to about 2 cm across and may be golden green, dark green, green with red tentacles or all red. Drosera burmannii is an annual which means under normal circumstances within one growing season they will grow quickly, bloom, set seed and die. In nature Drosera burmannii seeds sprout with the onset of the summer rainy season. It requires very warm and bright conditions to do well. A fun and educational plant!