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Carnivorous Well documented

Drosera erythrogyne

A tuberous, scrambling sundew from the south coast of Western Australia, west of Albany. Its stems, carrying small trapping leaves, climb 2–3 m through shrubs. It grows from an underground tuber through the cool, wet winter, flowers from August to October and dies back to the tuber for the dry summer. Growing it well means a deep pot, a sandy-peat mix, strong light, a cool winter and a completely dry summer rest.

Drosera erythrogyne
Photo: Em Lamond, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Swamps and wetland edges, the surroundings of granite outcrops, coastal shrublands and jarrah-marri-sheoak forest and scrub, on peaty sand, grey sand and brown loamy or gravelly clayey sand, often over granite or laterite. It scrambles up through shrubs and sedges.

From near sea level to about 500 m; 12 GBIF records give 29–500 m.

Australia (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 4.0 licence, unmodified.