Drosera falconeri

A tropical sundew of the petiolaris complex from the coastal north of the Northern Territory, Australia. It makes flat rosettes of large, kidney-shaped leaves that turn deep red in the wild. It grows during the hot wet season and survives the dry season as a bulb-like bud of packed leaf bases just below the surface.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in open, seasonally wet sites, in grey silty clay and calcareous sandy soils. Soil pH was about 8 at the sites where it was discovered, which is unusual for a carnivorous plant. It is fully exposed to sun.

Lowland. The measured sites are at 17–144 m.

Australia (Northern Territory)

🔒 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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