Drosera huegelii

bold sundew

A tuberous, erect sundew from south-west Western Australia, with bell-shaped trap leaves along a stem 10–50 cm tall and white to cream flowers from June to September. It grows in sandy soils in winter-wet depressions and at swamp margins, and like other tuberous sundews it grows through the cool wet winter and dies back to a tuber for the hot dry summer.

Drosera huegelii — Photo: 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Sandy soils in winter-wet depressions and on the margins of swamps along the south-west coast of Western Australia. These sites are waterlogged or damp through winter and bake dry in summer.

No elevation is given; the south-west coastal plain is mostly below about 300 m.

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.