Drosera citrina

A pygmy sundew from south-western Western Australia, named for its lemon-yellow flowers (occasionally white). Like other pygmy sundews it forms a tiny rosette of sticky leaves about 1–2 cm across, and in autumn and winter it produces gemmae, small brood bodies that grow into new plants. It grows in the cool, wet winter and survives the hot, dry summer as a dormant rosette sheltered by dead leaves and stipules.

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

Wild records cluster on the northern sandplain between Eneabba and Moore River National Park, around Eganu, Coorow and Dandaragan, where pygmy sundews grow in open heath and low woodland on seasonally wet sand. This habitat is inferred from the record localities and the pygmy-sundew group, not from a detailed species account.

Low sandplain country, roughly 100–300 m.

Western Australia (northern sandplain: Coorow, Dandaragan, Moore River)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.