Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.)
Carnivorous plants are a bit frightening. They seem more thoughtful than other plants. They are slightly macabre, possessing special adaptations for acquiring their food. They take on shapes not typical of flowering plants. On most days, you can find their prey, in various stages of digestion.
The Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia L., is also called Daily-dew or, in French, Rossolis à feuilles rondes. The Sundew is a carnivorous plant of acid bogs, barrens, moist roadside ditches and peaty soils. The leaves are in a tuft at the base of the plant and each leaf is covered with numerous gland-bearing bristles. These exude a clear fluid that glitters in sunlight, hence the name, from the Greek droseros meaning dewy. The delicate white flowers are borne on a slender, nodding stalk, and only open in the sun.
Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia L.
~
daily, dew is falling
sits on bristled leaves
of the sundew;
in innocence, believe
~
in our ditch is treasure,
glittering jewels, set
out in the sunshine,
a lure for insect fools
~
brilliance and beetles caught
in sticky dew, bristles tight
clutch creatures
they slew
~
tiny flowers cling
to the curve of a nodding stem,
opening when sunlight
shines on them
~
© Jane Tims 1984
nichepoetryandprose 
My mother bought a carnivorous plant once when I was little. We had fun feeding it flies and bits of hamburger. But I don’t think it lasted too long – perhaps it didn’t get enough sunshine… 🙂 Nice drawing and I like the reference to “a lure for insect fools” in the poem.
LikeLike
Barbara Rodgers
November 1, 2011 at 9:46 am
Thanks Barbara. This was my ‘gruesome’ tribute to Hallowe’en! Jane
LikeLike
jane tims
November 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Wow, really beautiful!
LikeLike
redplace
October 31, 2011 at 6:54 am
Hi. Thanks! Jane
LikeLike
jane tims
October 31, 2011 at 7:31 am