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Byblis filifolia

A tropical annual rainbow plant from the monsoonal north of Australia, with thread-like leaves covered in sticky glandular hairs. It grows fast in hot, wet, very sunny conditions, flowers, sets seed and dies when the dry season arrives.

Byblis filifolia
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At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Seasonally wet sandy soils in open savanna, sandstone country and swampy depressions, in full sun; generalised from the tropical annual Byblis group.

Lowland: recorded at 4–375 m, median about 70 m.

Western AustraliaNorthern Territory

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.