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Carnivorous Well documented

Drosera obovata

Drosera × obovata is the natural hybrid between D. anglica and D. rotundifolia, found where both parents grow in northern bogs of Europe, Asia and North America. It is sterile and intermediate in leaf shape, and like its parents it needs a cold winter dormancy as a hibernaculum. Grow it as a hardy bog plant.

Drosera obovata
Photo: Vosagus, 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

Open sphagnum bogs and wet fens, usually alongside both parents.

From near sea level to about 2270 m; the median of 920 m reflects many Alpine records.

EuropeSiberia and the Russian Far EastJapanCanadaNorthern United States

🔒 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.