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Carnivorous Partly documented

Drosera latifolia

A rosette-forming sundew of southern and south-eastern Brazil, raised from a variety to a full species in 2014. Its many wild records span 12–2,360 m (median 850 m) in the Serra do Mar and Espinhaço ranges, where it has warm, wet summers and mild, drier winters. Grow it like other Brazilian highland sundews: bright light, wet mineral-peat soil and a mild winter.

Drosera latifolia
Photo: Bruno R. Möller, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Grows on open, wet sandy or peaty soil, seepages and mossy banks in Brazilian mountains; details are inferred from its relatives.

Recorded elevations 12–2,360 m, median 850 m.

Brazil SouthBrazil Southeast

🔒 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.