Drosera esmeraldae

 Drosera esmeraldae is a perennial, rosetted sundew from the western Guiana Shield, occurring in southern Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, and northwestern Brazil. It forms a flat to slightly elevated rosette with very short or absent stems, featuring narrow reddish leaves adapted to wet, sandy, nutrient-poor habitats, and produces delicate pink flowers on upright scapes. Often confused with Drosera capillaris, this species has hairs on the flower sepals where capillaris always has glabrous sepals. 

Care for this carnivorous plant is simple. I recommend using a mix of 1:1 long fiber sphagnum moss to perlite, using the tray method to keep the substrate constantly wet with water under 50 PPM TDS. I use a 14 hour photoperiod at about 250 PPFD, but you can use a natural photoperiod or anywhere from 10-16 hours. I normally spray the leaves with 1,000-2,500PPM MaxSea fertilizer weekly, or as often as I remember.

Please note this plant will ship potted via USPS Priority Mail. Heat packs are not automatically included. I offer a 72 and 96 hour heat pack as additions. Please make sure to add one of these options before completing your purchase to be eligible for live arrival guarantee if your day time temperatures are below 50°F. You will receive a plant 1-1.5" in diameter.

Any photos of plants are representative of what a mature plant/leaves/flower, etc. may look like for reference only. Pictures of seeds are to show the size of seeds from this species. Any photos of seeds are representative of what you will receive and they are not exact seeds you will receive.