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Drosera sewelliae

red woolly sundew

Drosera sewelliae, the red woolly sundew, is a pygmy sundew described by Diels in 1904 from south-western Western Australia. Its recorded sites lie inland north-east of Perth, where summers are very hot and dry. Grow it on the pygmy regime: cool and wet in winter, warm and near-dry in summer.

Drosera sewelliae
Photo: Hugo Innes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 soils in open heath and woodland, moist in winter; microhabitat detail was not reachable for this species.

Records carry no elevation; the Toodyay–Northam district sits around 150–300 m.

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.