Drosera adelae
A tropical sundew from the Wet Tropics of north Queensland, forming rosettes of long, narrow, sword-shaped leaves (10-25 cm) and sprays of small red or cream flowers. It grows in shade along rainforest creeks, in wet sand and on mossy rocks near waterfalls. It spreads by producing plantlets from its roots, so it soon forms clumps. It is one of the easiest tropical sundews: keep it warm, shaded, humid and constantly wet with pure water.
Where it grows wild
It grows on densely shaded rainforest margins, in sandy soil along creek banks, on wet, moss-covered rocks along creeks and near waterfalls. It is recorded from rainforest, mesophyll vine forest, open forest and eucalypt forest along watercourses. Its leaves barely move when catching prey. Two related Queensland species, D. schizandra and D. prolifera, share similar habitats.
The Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants key gives 50-800 m. GBIF elevations run from 10 to 800 m, with a median of 620 m, but only 6 records carry one.
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