Round-Leaved Sundew vs Wood Lily - TreeTime.ca

Round-Leaved Sundew vs Wood Lily

Drosera rotundifolia

Lilium philadelphicum

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Round-Leaved Sundew
Wood Lily

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.

Wood Lily is a native perennial wildflower known for its vibrant, trumpet-shaped blooms in shades of orange to red. Its showy flowers appear mid-summer and are highly visible in meadows and prairies. The upward-facing flowers are an important nectar source for many pollinators, including native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Unlike most lilies, the Wood Lily’s flowers face upward rather than nodding. It is slow to establish and may take years before flowering, but once mature, it requires little maintenance. It is well-suited for pollinator gardens, naturalisation projects, prairie restoration, and open woodland plantings.
Wood Lily is the provincial flower of Saskatchewan and North America’s most widespread lily. Despite its wide natural range, populations have been declining. Habitat loss, overgrazing by deer, and unsustainable picking have reduced both its abundance and density across many regions. These pressures highlight the importance of protecting and restoring this once-common wildflower.

Round-Leaved Sundew Quick Facts

Wood Lily Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 0.1 m (0.4 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 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: short
Growth form: rosette-forming
Growth form: upright
Spreading: axillary bud plantlets - medium, seeds - low
Spreading: seeds - low


Toxicity: toxic to cats
Foliage: round, green with sticky red tentacles
Fall colour: red to marooon
Flowers: tiny white flowers on long leafless stem
Flowers: bright orange to red with dark spots
Bloom time: summer
Bloom time: early to mid 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
Other Names: roundleaf sundew
Other Names: prairie wood lily, red lily, red wood lily