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Carnivorous Well documented

Drosera collinsiae

A rosette sundew of the grassland highlands of north-eastern South Africa and Eswatini. The measured sites are at about 1,200–2,100 m, with warm wet summers and cold, dry, frosty winter nights. Grow it bright and wet in summer and cooler and drier in winter.

Drosera collinsiae
Photo: Michal Rubeš & Výstava Darwiniany, CC BY 3.0 cz, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Recorded from the eastern highveld and escarpment, where sundews grow in wet grassland, seepages and marshy ground.

Measured sites are at about 1,200–2,100 m.

South Africa (Mpumalanga and surrounding highlands)Eswatini

🔒 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 3.0 cz licence, unmodified.