Drosera pulchella
A pygmy sundew from the swamps of south-west Western Australia, forming rosettes only 15–30 mm across that grow in moss-like patches on wet peaty sand. It flowers in pink, white or orange in early summer. Unlike many pygmies it lives where the ground stays moist most of the year, which makes it one of the easier species: keep it bright, wet with pure water, and cool at night.
Where it grows wild
Grows in white or black peaty sand in swamps and along creeks, lake margins and damp ground in forest, where moisture persists for much of the year. Plants are fibrous-rooted rosettes up to about 4 cm tall and 3 cm wide, often forming dense carpets. Like other pygmy sundews it can spread by gemmae.
South-west Western Australia is low-lying, and most sites are below about 300 m. Only four records carry an elevation, and their median of 983 m is not credible for this region.
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