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Carnivorous Partly documented

Drosera mannii

A pygmy sundew described by Cheek, known from the Darling Range east of Perth in Western Australia. Like other pygmy sundews it grows as a tiny rosette in winter, makes gemmae, and survives the dry summer as a dormant rosette. It has a small range, with about 20 wild records.

Drosera mannii
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on winter-wet sand and laterite-gravel in open jarrah woodland and heath of the Darling Range.

Lowland coastal plain and low hills of south-western Western Australia, mostly below about 400 m.

Western Australia (Darling Range near Perth)

🔒 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.