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Carnivorous Well documented

Drosera brevicornis

A small perennial sundew from the petiolaris complex (subgenus Lasiocephala) of tropical northern Australia, which grows from Palmerston to Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory and is also listed for Western Australia. It grows on gravel slopes in the monsoonal wet-dry tropics and flowers white to pink in March and April, at the end of the wet season. Like its petiolaris-complex relatives, it wants strong light, heat and high humidity while in growth.

Drosera brevicornis
Photo: (c) Roland Muench, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Gravel slopes in the tropical savanna of the Top End. These sites are saturated during the monsoon and bake dry during the long dry season. It is closely related to D. fulva.

Lowland; the Palmerston to Kakadu area lies mostly below about 300 m.

Australia (Northern Territory)Australia (Western Australia)

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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 4.0 licence, unmodified.