Drosera binata

Forked sundew

A large perennial sundew from southeastern Australia and New Zealand. Its long, narrow leaves fork once or many times, and depending on the form they reach 30–60 cm. It grows in permanently wet, acid, open bogs and seepages in full sun. Temperate forms die back to the root in a cold winter and regrow in spring, while some northern forms stay green all year.

Drosera binata — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. NoahElhardt assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5, 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

It grows in bogs, swamps, seepages and poorly drained ground over acid, nutrient-poor soils, from the coast up to subalpine country. The NZ Plant Conservation Network classes it as an obligate wetland plant that is often abundant after fire. It grows in open, sunny sites with the rootstock in constantly wet peat or sand.

From sea level to subalpine elevations, commonly below 1000 m and most frequent in the lowlands.

New South WalesQueenslandVictoriaTasmaniaSouth AustraliaWestern AustraliaNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthChatham Islands

🔒 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.