Drosera collinsae

A rosetted sundew of the South African highveld and escarpment, recorded mainly in Mpumalanga and the Free State. It grows in summer-rainfall grassland wetlands and faces a cool, dry winter with frost. Published habitat details were not found, so care here follows the summer-rainfall grassland sundews it grows alongside.

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

Presumed open grassland seeps, marshes and wet flushes on the highveld; not documented in the sources opened.

Mpumalanga and Free State highveld, roughly 1200–2000 m; the elevation is not measured.

South Africa: MpumalangaSouth Africa: Free State

🔒 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.