Drosera dichrosepala

Rusty sundew

A pygmy sundew from south-western Western Australia, named for its two-coloured sepals, with two subspecies (dichrosepala and enodes). It grows in sandy and lateritic soils in jarrah forest, heath and swamp margins under a Mediterranean climate of cool wet winters and hot dry summers, and flowers mainly in October and November. Grow it like other pygmy sundews: bright light, a sandy peat mix, pure water, cool winters and a warm, drier summer.

Drosera dichrosepala — Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shallow sandy soil over laterite, gravelly laterite with pebbles, and black peaty sand at the edges of swamps, in jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) woodland, low heath and scrub. It often grows with other small plants such as Drosera paleacea and Stylidium.

Specimens with elevation are from low ground, about 15–130 m; the region is mostly a low coastal plain and plateau below about 400 m.

Western Australia

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.