Drosera broomensis

A small perennial sundew of the petiolaris complex, endemic to sandy soils north and north-east of Broome in the Kimberley of Western Australia. It forms a small leafy rosette and sends up one to four inflorescences of white flowers in February and March, during the wet season. Like other petiolaris-complex sundews it wants heat, strong light, wet feet and high humidity.

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

Seasonally wet sandy soils in open country north and north-east of Broome, in the monsoonal Kimberley. Such sites are waterlogged in the summer wet season and bone dry for much of the winter dry season.

Lowland; the two GBIF records with an elevation sit at about 40 and 175 m.

Australia (Western Australia – Kimberley)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.