Correcting Soil for Cape and Spoonleaf Sundews: Replace Potting Soil with Peat/Perlite Mix

A grower bought Cape and spoonleaf sundews from a garden center; they were potted in regular potting soil in the center with correct soil around the edges.

Immediate Action

• Repot into 1:1 peat moss : perlite.
• Never use regular potting soil—fertilizers kill carnivorous plants.
• Use bale peat, not small bags (often contain fertilizer).
• Pre-mixed carnivorous plant soil is available online.

Act quickly; the longer roots sit in fertilized soil, the more damage occurs.