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Carnivorous Partly documented

Drosera communis

A small, widespread South American rosette sundew, common across Brazil and reaching Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela. It grows from near sea level to about 1,600 m in wet sandy ground in open savanna. Grow it warm, bright and wet; it is often short-lived and self-seeds.

Drosera communis
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open, wet, sandy places in cerrado and campo grasslands, seepages and damp roadside ground.

Recorded from 0 to 1,630 m, median 665 m.

BrazilBoliviaParaguayColombiaVenezuelaArgentina (Northeast)

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.