Drosera pycnoblasta

pearly sundew

Drosera pycnoblasta, the pearly sundew, is a pygmy sundew described by Diels in 1904 from south-western Western Australia. Its range reaches inland into the wheatbelt, where winters are cold at night and summers very hot and dry. Grow it on the standard pygmy regime with a cool winter and a warm, near-dry summer rest.

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

Sandy and gravelly soils in heath and woodland openings, moist in winter; microhabitat detail was not reachable for this species.

Recorded elevations 232–346 m, median 300 m (7 records).

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.