About Drosera aliciae R.Hamet
This carnivorous plant species forms small, tight rosettes of wedge-shaped leaves that grow up to 5 cm in diameter. When grown in good lighting conditions, its insect-trapping tentacles develop deep color from anthocyanin pigments, which likely help attract insect prey. It is relatively easy to cultivate, and produces attractive clusters of pink flowers held on scapes roughly 30 cm above its carnivorous leaves; this positioning keeps pollinators from getting trapped by the sticky foliage. Drosera aliciae is very similar in form to several closely related species, including Drosera slackii and Drosera natalensis. Drosera slackii, the first of these related species, is larger, reaching 8 cm in rosette diameter and having a slightly different growth habit. Drosera natalensis, the second, has hairier stipules and a longer distance between the base of the leaf and its sticky trapping trichomes. Drosera aliciae has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
