Drosera intricata

Drosera intricata is a tuberous, scrambling sundew endemic to south-west Western Australia. Its glabrous stems of 25 to 40 cm twine through low vegetation on seasonally wet swamp margins. It grows through the cool, wet winter, flowers yellow from about August to October, then dies back to a dormant tuber over the hot, dry summer, and that cycle must be reproduced in cultivation.

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 restClimber

Where it grows wild

Clay-sand soils on swamp margins and other seasonally wet ground, scrambling through sedges and low shrubs for support. The soil is wet or briefly waterlogged in winter and bone dry in summer.

Low to moderate elevations of the south-west inland plateau and ranges, from Mundaring and Beverley south to Collie, Williams and the Stirling Range.

Australia (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.