Oblong-Leaved Sundew
About Oblong-Leaved Sundew
Oblong-Leaved Sundew is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that needs lots of water to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Oblong-Leaved Sundew likes soil that is well draining.
Oblong-Leaved Sundew belongs to the Drosera genus, and is native to Eastern North America, Europe, and South America.
Taxonomy
Drosera intermedia
Drosera
Droseraceae
Caryophyllales
Also known as
Spoonleaf sundew and Spatulate leaved sundew
How to care for Oblong-Leaved Sundew
How often to water your Oblong-Leaved Sundew
every 7
Oblong-Leaved Sundew needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Oblong-Leaved Sundew in your home
a window
Oblong-Leaved Sundew love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Oblong-Leaved Sundew does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Oblong-Leaved Sundew in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Oblong-Leaved Sundew
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Oblong-Leaved Sundew after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Can anyone help Sporky? Distilled 💦 only. Carnivorous soil with spaghnum on top. 5” self watering resevoir pot but I havent been using the water resevoir bc I thought he may have been getting too soggy. He was struggling in an east window so I moved him 2 weeks ago to a west facing bathroom window to increase his humidity. He just looks pitiful now.
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Are my sundews dormant or dead? I got these sundews in October along with my Venus flytraps. But now im not sure if it went dormant or not... plz help.
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My sundew is starting to turn black in some spots. I accidentally grazed them a couple of times but I can’t image it’s causing the to turn black. Any help is appreciated. #SpoonLeavedSundew
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I need some help😭 #SpoonLeavedSundew I’m sure it’s probably to late but I’ve only had this guy for a few weeks, and he looks like he’s slowly dying🥲 I have him sitting in distilled water and under a grow light, I have no idea how I did this. I have three other carnivorous plants, nepenthes and a butterwort and they are all doing fine… #Sundew #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub #help
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Started this savage bog around June/July and it is making great progress! Hopefully it comes back even better after its dormancy period. #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #BeforeAndAfter #OutdoorGrowing #CarnivorousPlants #VenusFlyTrap #SundaySunshine
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First timer with the sundew does it need to be soaking in water all the time like Venus fly traps? #SpoonLeavedSundew
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Cape Sundew green with brown tips #capesundew hey I'm new to plants and willing to learn what I need. I got 2 cape Sundews last week. they both came green with some turning brown on the tips but got worse over time. 1 even came squished but hoped it would bounce back.it didn't help I put them in an open terrarium since I think it made it worse. I now have them in pots again. I googled open terrarium could be fine with airflow, but mine even started to grow fungus on the squished one. I repot them in individual pots with sphagnum moss and perlite. can they bounce back? is there more I can do? I'm trying to water them correctly too with 2 hours in a water tray. then taking the plants away till 3 days later or till it gets dry.
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I just got the plant a little over a week ago and it already seems like some leaves are dying. I have a grow light and only water with distilled water. Idk what to do. #CapeSundew
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I’m historically a terrible gardener. I hear drosera can attract mosquitoes; I have an issue with there always being a few mosquitoes in my bedroom at night in summer, would having my drivers in the room at night help in any way to divert them from me? #SpoonLeavedSundew
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No longer thriving #SpoonLeavedSundew I came back from vacation and my plant had a lot of die back. I’ve only had it since March so I wasn’t sure if this was normal or if this may have been accidental poor care from my housesittter. Is there any suggestions to support it returning to life if it’s a result of poor care?
Care Summary for Oblong-Leaved Sundew
Oblong-Leaved Sundew
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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