Slough Grass vs Round-Leaved Sundew - TreeTime.ca

Slough Grass vs Round-Leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Beckmannia syzigachne

CUSTOM GROW

CUSTOM GROW

Round-Leaved Sundew
Slough Grass

Round-Leaved Sundew is a native carnivorous plant, easily recognized by its bright green leaves covered in distinctive red, glandular hairs. These hairs secrete a sticky substance that is used to attract, trap, and digest insects. Their carnivorous nature allows them to survive in nutrient-poor, acidic soils where many other plants may struggle to grow.
They produce small white flowers that grow along the top of a slender, leafless stem. They can be found growing in wetlands, most often among sphagnum moss, in consistently moist, acidic soils. It does best in cooler summer climates and is intolerant of shade. Due to its small size, the plant can be difficult to spot in its natural habitat. Round-Leaved Sundew is an indicator of healthy wetland systems and is valued in ecological restoration and conservation projects.

Slough Grass is a hardy grass that will happily grow in any wet soil. It is usually found near water and is common haymaking material or forage.

Slough Grass is also useful for erosion control and land reclamation.

Round-Leaved Sundew Quick Facts

Slough Grass Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.1 m (0.4 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: wet
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Growth form: rosette-forming
Spreading: axillary bud plantlets - medium, seeds - low
Suckering: none


Foliage: round, green with sticky red tentacles
Foliage: thin, tubular
Fall colour: red to marooon
Flowers: tiny white flowers on long leafless stem
Flowers: yellowish, green
Bloom time: summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT
Other Names: roundleaf sundew
Other Names: sloughgrass, western slough grass