Drosera kaieturensis

A small rosette sundew of the Guiana Shield, named after the Kaieteur plateau in Guyana and described by Brummitt-Dingley in 1955. It grows in open, wet sandstone savanna and on wet rock in Guyana and the Gran Sabana of Venezuela. It needs warm, very bright, constantly wet conditions.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open, wet white-sand and sandstone savanna, seepage over rock and boggy ground on the plateaus of the Guiana Shield; generalised from the region's sundews and the collection localities.

The collection areas lie at roughly 400–1,400 m.

GuyanaVenezuelaBrazil North

🔒 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.