The leaves are ovale, 1 cm long and of a light green. The tall pedoncule can bear up to 8 pink flowers and height 23 cm tall. They are generally grown for their flowers.
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings. Water must be distilled or rain water because they do not tolerate city or hard water.
This species differs visually from the more Northern variety by being slightly larger and the glands on the tip of the tentacles are greenish. The Southern Dewthread produces fertile pink flowers in April.