Drosera paleacea

A pygmy sundew of south-west Western Australia, forming rosettes about 1-1.7 cm across in white or grey sand of Banksia and jarrah woodland, heath and seasonal damplands. Like other pygmy sundews it grows through the cool wet winter, makes gemmae for propagation, and survives the hot dry summer.

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

Herbarium labels describe deep white or grey silica sand, sometimes over laterite or ironstone gravel, in Banksia woodland, jarrah and wandoo forest, heath and the edges of winter-wet flats and swamps. It often grows in bare gaps, firebreaks and verges, and regenerates after fire.

Recorded at 20-235 m, median 88 m.

Western Australia

🔒 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.