Drosera finlaysonii

Drosera finlaysonii is an old Wallich name for an upright, annual sundew of the Drosera indica group, with long thread-like leaves covered in sticky glands. Plants under this name are recorded from northern Australia and from Taiwan and southern China, growing in hot, seasonally wet, sunny ground. Growers treat it like D. indica or D. finlaysoniana: sown each year and grown hot, bright and wet.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Seasonally wet, open ground such as wet sand, rice-field margins and seepy grassland. Like the rest of the D. indica group it germinates in the wet season, flowers and dies once the ground dries; this is generalised from the group.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured sites are all lowland, 20–550 m.

AustraliaTaiwanChina SoutheastVietnam

🔒 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.