Harvesting and Sowing Sundew Seeds: Timing by Species

A grower's sundews finished blooming; seed pods turning brown/black. Some stalks have dried blooms and new flowers simultaneously. Asks when to cut stalks, when to sow, if seeds need drying.

Jeff Dallas: Harvest when pods are dry and brown/black—tips crack open slightly. Cut stalk below pods, tap over white paper to collect seeds.

• Tropical sundews (e.g., D. capensis): Sow immediately on wet CP media; germinate in ~3 weeks.
• North American temperate sundews (e.g., D. filiformis, D. intermedia): Sow in fall on CP media, leave pots outdoors for winter stratification; germinate in spring.

References detailed seed guides on website. No drying needed for fresh seed; temperate species require cold stratification.