Drosera hookeri

A tuberous sundew of the Drosera peltata complex from south-eastern Australia, standing 5–10 cm tall, yellow-green to distinctly yellow, with a basal rosette and branched leafy stems. It grows in winter-wet, summer-dry grassland and grassy woodland. It sprouts from a buried tuber with the autumn rains, flowers in spring and dies back to spend summer dormant underground.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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

Winter-wet, summer-dry grasslands and grassy woodlands, often growing with other members of the D. peltata complex. White tubers sit 2–5 cm below the soil surface.

Few GBIF records carry an elevation. The record cloud covers lowland to mid-elevation country across Victoria, south-east South Australia and northern Tasmania.

South AustraliaTasmaniaVictoria

🔒 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.