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Carnivorous Well documented

Drosera spilos

A Western Australian sundew described by Marchant & Lowrie in 1992, widely recorded (over 230 GBIF records) across hot inland areas with winter rain. Its habit could not be confirmed from the sources reached. Grow it as a south-west Australian winter-grower with a dry summer.

Drosera spilos
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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

Inland south-western Australia with hot dry summers; likely open, seasonally damp sandy or clayey ground. No species-specific habitat notes were reachable.

Recorded 69-380 m (median 198 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.