Drosera pauciflora
Drosera pauciflora is a winter-growing rosette sundew from the fynbos and renosterveld of the south-western Cape, South Africa, and a close relative of D. cistiflora. It forms compact rosettes of wedge-shaped leaves on a few short, swollen roots. In spring it bears one to three large pink to lilac flowers with dark centres on stems up to 20 cm. Grow it cool and sunny through a wet winter and let it rest dry in summer.
Where it grows wild
It grows in open fynbos and renosterveld on sandy or loamy soils: plains, drainage lines and hill slopes that are seasonally moist. It often appears after fire. It is common around Darling, Paarl and Stellenbosch.
Mainly lowlands and lower slopes. The few recorded elevations run from about 55 to 2,000 m, median about 300 m.
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