White Lights Rhododendron (Azalea) vs Round-Leaved Sundew - TreeTime.ca

White Lights Rhododendron (Azalea) vs Round-Leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Rhododendron x White Lights

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Round-Leaved Sundew
White Lights Rhododendron (Azalea)

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.

White Lights Rhododendron is part of the Northern Lights Series, cold hardy, and deciduous. In late spring you'll be drawn to its fragrant white blooms. In fall, the foliage turns a beautiful purple-bronze color. Pruning is recommended after the flowers are spent to control the size and shape of this shrub.

White Lights Rhododendron should be your next hedge/screen, or plant it on its own as a specimen plant.

Round-Leaved Sundew Quick Facts

White Lights Rhododendron (Azalea) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.1 m (0.4 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Growth form: rosette-forming
Spreading: axillary bud plantlets - medium, seeds - low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: All parts of a rhododendron bush, including the leaves, stems and blooms, are toxic to cats, dogs, and horses.
Foliage: round, green with sticky red tentacles
Fall colour: red to marooon
Flowers: tiny white flowers on long leafless stem
Flowers: white with pink blush
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
Other Names: roundleaf sundew