Drosera longifolia

Drosera longifolia is a rejected, ambiguous Linnaean name that has been applied to both D. anglica (great sundew) and D. intermedia. The Norwegian records behind this profile almost certainly belong to one of these. Either way, it is a hardy temperate bog sundew that needs full sun, cool summers and a cold winter dormancy as a hibernaculum.

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

It grows in open, sunny sphagnum bogs, fens and wet peaty or sandy flats with low nutrients. D. anglica favours the wetter parts of bogs and fens. Both species form tight winter buds (hibernacula) at ground level.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,025 m (median 307 m) in Scandinavia.

NorwaySwedenGermanyPoland

🔒 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.