Drosera capensis 'Alba', Albino Cape Sundew

Drosera capensis 'Alba', also known as Albino Cape Sundew, is a charming and easy-to-grow carnivorous plant, ideal for beginners. It’s a naturally occurring color variant of Drosera capensis that lacks red pigmentation, so the tentacles stay greenish-white with clear dew instead of red.

☀️ Light

• Bright light is key to strong growth and good dew production.

  • Indoors: place in a south- or east-facing window.

  • Under grow lights: 12–16 hours/day of strong fluorescent or LED light.

  • Outdoors: full sun to partial sun (morning sun is ideal).

💧 Water

• Use only pure water: distilled, rainwater, or reverse osmosis.

• Keep soil consistently wet.

  • Use the tray method: sit the pot in a shallow tray of water (½–1 inch deep).

• Never let it dry out.

🌡️ Temperature & Humidity

• Temperature range: 60–85°F (15–29°C).

• Tolerates lower humidity better than many carnivorous plants.

  • Ideal humidity: 40–70%, but can adapt to less if light and water are adequate.

🌱 Soil

• Nutrient-free mix: a 1:1 ratio of peat moss and perlite or silica sand.

• No fertilizers—nutrients will harm the plant.

🐜 Feeding

• Produces sticky dew to trap small insects (like gnats and fruit flies).

• Outdoors, it will feed itself.

• Indoors, you can feed it:

  • Crushed dried bloodworms, betta fish pellets, or dead gnats (small amounts).

  • Only feed once every 1–2 weeks and avoid overfeeding.

• Feeding helps, but isn't required for survival.

✂️ Pruning & Repotting

• Remove dead leaves with scissors.

• Repot every 1–2 years in fresh mix to avoid compacted soil.

• Produces plentiful seeds—you can collect and sow them easily.

🌼 Flowering

• Will flower easily. The alba flowers are white.

• Flowering doesn’t harm the plant and can be left on.

• Seeds will germinate readily on moist peat/perlite with light.