Drosera adelae is also known as the lance-leaved sundew because of the shape of its leaves. Out in the wild, it can be found growing on mossy river banks. The Drosera adelae is native to Australia, and is considered a tropical plant, so it never goes into dormancy and can be enjoyed year-round!

Because it’s native to river banks, it likes a little bit of shade (dappled light), and cooler temperatures (50-80 degrees) than other Drosera prefer, so it makes a nice indoor house plant without much fuss needed.

Drosera adelae flowers either yellow or red star-shaped pretty five-petaled blooms. Like all Drosera, its captivating feature is its “mucilaginous glands” - little sugary and sticky dew-topped fibers covering the leaves, which sparkle in the sunlight and lead insects to their ultimate demise. You may even be lucky enough to see the fibery tentacles even move together to pull the insect down, or curl up to trap the insect- this is rare but it happens! The Drosera adelae will do fine a short pot, as its roots are short.