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Carnivorous Well documented

Drosera patens

Drosera patens is a pygmy sundew described by Lowrie and Conran in 2007 from the Perth region of Western Australia. It forms a small rosette, sets gemmae in autumn and winter, and sits out the hot dry summer. Little species-specific growing information exists, so conditions follow the measured climate and the pygmy group.

Drosera patens
Photo: Hugo Innes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain and nearby, damp in winter; microhabitat detail for this species was not reachable.

Records carry no elevation; the Perth sites are lowland, under about 100 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.