Neon Flash Spiraea vs Round-Leaved Sundew - TreeTime.ca

Neon Flash Spiraea vs Round-Leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Spiraea japonica Neon Flash

CUSTOM GROW

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Round-Leaved Sundew
Neon Flash Spiraea

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.

Neon Flash Spiraea is a colorful, low maintenance, and multi-purpose shrub.

Late spring to fall you'll be drawn to its vibrant neon red blooms that rest on a neat mound of green foliage. If deer and rabbit are an issue on your property, consider planting Neon Flash Spiraea for its deer/rabbit resistance. Its tolerance of a variety of well-drained soils makes it an ideal foundation, landscaping, or border plant.

Round-Leaved Sundew Quick Facts

Neon Flash Spiraea Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.1 m (0.4 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Growth form: rosette-forming
Spreading: axillary bud plantlets - medium, seeds - low
Suckering: low


Foliage: round, green with sticky red tentacles
Fall colour: red to marooon
Fall colour: burgundy bronze
Flowers: tiny white flowers on long leafless stem
Flowers: pale to bright pink
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