Drosera sessilifolia

A small rosetted sundew from the savannas and cerrado of north-eastern South America. It grows in sandy or gravelly seasonal seepages that are wet for part of the year. It is a close relative of D. burmannii and is grown in much the same way: hot, bright and wet, often treated as a short-lived plant that is kept going from seed.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Sandy or gravelly soils in seasonal seepages where a thin film of water collects during the rainy season. These are open, sunny sites in savanna and cerrado.

Most records are from the lowlands (one Tocantins record gives 181 m), but it also occurs in the Chapada dos Veadeiros area of Goiás, which is about 1,000–1,400 m.

Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará, Paraíba, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso)GuyanaVenezuela

🔒 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.