Drosera andersoniana

sturdy sundew

An erect tuberous sundew endemic to Western Australia, 8 to 25 cm tall, with a basal rosette like D. peltata and pink-white to red flowers in August and September. It grows in loamy soils near granite outcrops in the dry inland wheatbelt and goldfields, around Southern Cross, Yellowdine and Bodallin. Like other tuberous sundews it grows through the cool, wet winter and survives the hot, dry summer as a dormant underground tuber.

Drosera andersoniana — Photo: Em Lamond, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Loamy soils near granite outcrops in semi-arid inland south-western Australia, where winter rain runs off the rock and keeps the soil at its base damp while the plant is in growth.

Inland plateau at roughly 300 to 450 m; the sources give no elevation range.

Western Australia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.