Drosera paradoxa

A petiolaris-complex sundew from the monsoon north of Australia. It starts as a flat rosette of small, round trapping leaves, then with age grows a woody stem up to about 30 cm tall with a rosette at the tip. Carnivorous plant growers count it among the easiest petiolaris-complex species to grow, provided it gets heat and very strong light.

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

It grows in thin sandy soil over sandstone, in and beside seasonally dry creeks and in sandstone cracks. These sites flood with fast-flowing water in the wet season and are exposed to full sun.

Lowland sandstone country. The records carry no elevations, but the range is mostly below about 400 m.

Australia (Western Australia)Australia (Northern Territory)

🔒 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.