Coloration and sweet nectar from glands on the upper leaf surface lure tiny insects. The prey are mired down in sticky secretions. Then glandular hairs bend to deliver prey to the center of the leaf blade, where digestion occurs using enzymes from other types of hairs. Prey are mired down in the sticky substance from glandular hairs. When captured, the digestive glands secrete enzymes.
Some species have inrolling of leaf margins.
Long, thin leaves are covered with sticky, glandular hairs.