Drosera spatulata

spoon-leaved sundew

Drosera spatulata, the spoon-leaved sundew, is a small, variable rosette sundew found from Southeast Asia, southern China and Japan through New Guinea to eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. It has no winter dormancy and is among the easiest sundews to grow. It self-seeds so freely that growers often treat it as a weed.

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

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet, open, nutrient-poor ground: seepages, bog edges, wet heath, road cuttings and sandy banks, usually in full sun.

From near sea level to about 1300 m.

BorneoCaroline Is.China SoutheastJapanKoreaMalayaNansei-shotoNew GuineaNew South WalesNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthPhilippinesQueenslandSumateraTaiwanTasmania

🔒 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.