Drosera burkeana

A small rosetted sundew of seasonally wet grassland and savanna across southern and east Africa and Madagascar, mostly on upland plateaus around 1500 m. It grows through the hot, wet summer and faces a cool, dry winter, when many populations rest or persist as small rosettes. In cultivation treat it like a warm-summer, cool-winter bog sundew.

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

Grows on loam, sand and peat in seasonally to perennially wet spots: grassland seeps, marsh edges and wet savanna flushes, in the open among short grasses and sedges.

Recorded from 50 to 2000 m, median about 1580 m; the measured sites are upland, so nights are cool for the latitude.

South AfricaEswatiniLesothoBotswanaZimbabweMozambiqueZambiaMalawiTanzaniaKenyaUgandaBurundiDR CongoCongoAngolaMadagascar

🔒 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.