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Carnivorous Partly documented

Drosera androsacea

A sundew from the southwest of Western Australia, described by Diels in 1904. Its range has a Mediterranean climate: cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Grow it in full sun during the cool season and let it rest in summer.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Recorded in the wheatbelt and south coast inland of Western Australia at 200–425 m. Sundews there grow in seasonally wet sandy or gravelly soils in open heath and woodland. The sources fetched give no species-specific habitat detail.

Recorded at 237–350 m, median 300 m.

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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