Drosera lutescens

A seasonal perennial rosette sundew of the Brazilian Cerrado and eastern Bolivia, raised from a variety of D. hirtella to species rank in 2022. It grows in seasonally wet sand at the edges of veredas, springs and campo rupestre seepages, flowers from January to July, and dies back to its roots through the dry season. Growers need to give it a dry, dormant spell each year.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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

Seasonally wet sandy soils, occasionally clay, at the margins of veredas (palm swamps) and springs in the western Cerrado, and wet seepages in campo rupestre. Leaves are wine-red in sun and greenish in shade.

Found between 600 and 1,600 m; GBIF records give 288–1,325 m, median 660 m (57 records).

Brazil West-CentralBrazil SoutheastBolivia

🔒 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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