Drosera fontinalis

Drosera × fontinalis is a natural hybrid between D. grantsaui and D. tomentosa. It forms small, stemless rosettes of oblong, sticky leaves. It grows only where both parents meet, in permanently waterlogged seeps and stream margins of the campo rupestre in central-eastern Brazil. It is mostly sterile, so plants are kept going by division and leaf cuttings. Give it full sun, warm days and a permanently wet, sandy-peat medium.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Waterlogged streamsides and seepages in campo rupestre, the open rocky highland grassland of the Espinhaço and Goiás plateaus, in sandy to peaty-sand soils. It always grows alongside one or both parent species.

The ten GBIF records lie at 730–1,460 m (median 1,330 m), which matches the campo rupestre plateaus.

Brazil: BahiaBrazil: GoiásBrazil: Minas Gerais

🔒 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.