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Carnivorous Well documented

Byblis liniflora

A small, short-lived carnivorous rainbow plant of northern Australian and southern New Guinea savannas, with glandular sticky leaves and blue-violet flowers. It is usually grown as an annual from seed: hot, very bright and wet during growth.

Byblis liniflora
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Denis Barthel assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Seasonally wet sandy soils in open savanna woodland and sandstone country, where it grows and seeds during the wet season.

Records 4–825 m, median 200 m.

Northern TerritoryWestern AustraliaQueenslandNew Guinea

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✓ 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.