Drosera capensis "Droopy"

A capensis that hangs its head. Where most forms of D. capensis hold their leaves upright or at an angle, 'Droopy' sends its leaves arching outward then curving down, the laminae curling inward at the tips. The effect in a mature plant is a dense, rounded dome of cascading leaves, more chandelier than rosette. It came from a sundew grower in South Africa. The suspected parentage is D. capensis x D. admirabilis, but this remains unconfirmed.

If the admirabilis parentage is real, both parents are Western Cape species growing in sandy, peaty soils along seepages and stream banks. D. admirabilis forms flat, compact rosettes with broad wedge-shaped leaves, quite different from the upright capensis. The drooping habit comes from neither parent and may represent something new from the combination.

Long green petioles topped by short, stubby laminae fringed in red tentacles and loaded with dew. The blade is noticeably compact compared to a typical capensis. Young leaves start upright, then arch and droop as they mature. Grows into a full, rounded ball over time.