Drosera schmutzii

A tuberous sundew found only on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, where it grows through the mild, wet winter as a flat green-to-red rosette 3–4 cm across and retreats to an underground tuber for the dry summer. It flowers from June to September. Grow it like the other D. whittakeri-group tuberous sundews: cool, bright and wet in winter, dry in summer.

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

It grows in open patches of woodland and mallee shrubland, often among Allocasuarina muelleriana, on sandy clay with laterite. Herbarium and field records mention open Eucalyptus cladocalyx woodland, regenerating woodland after fire, and mallee with Banksia and Xanthorrhoea. The rosettes lie flat on bare ground between low shrubs.

Lowland, from near sea level to roughly 300 m, the highest ground on Kangaroo Island.

Kangaroo Island, South 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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