Brewer's: Sundew

the Drosera, which is from the Greek drosos, dew. So called from the dew-like drops which rest on the hairy fringes of the leaves.

By the lone fountain's secret bed, Where human footsteps rarely tread; Mid the wild moor or silent glen, The sundew blooms unseen by men, And, ere the summer's sun can rise, Drinks the pure water of the skies.

The Wild Garland.

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