Drosera aliciae aka Alice Sundew

Drosera aliciae, also known as the Alice sundew, is a perennial carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. Native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, it is similar in form to other closely related species such as D. slackii and D. natalensis. It forms small, tight rosettes of wedge- to spoon-shaped leaves that can reach up to 5 cm in diameter. These leaves are green but can turn orange or reddish in high light conditions. The upper surfaces of the leaves are covered with red, sticky, glandular hairs that trap and digest insect prey. In good lighting, the insect-snagging tentacles become deeply colored with anthocyanin pigments, enhancing its attraction to insects. Drosera aliciae is relatively easy to cultivate and is one of the most common sundews in cultivation. It produces attractive scapes of pink flowers, held about 30 cm away from the carnivorous leaves to prevent pollinators from becoming ensnared. The plant has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Its single inflorescence, reaching up to 4 cm in height, blooms in the summer and bears 2-12 deep pink flowers that open in ascending order. The plant has a few, fairly thin, long roots and can form a dense, clumping basal rosette that can reach heights of 15-400 mm, often forming a mound due to the build-up of older dead basal leaves.