Drosera spirocalyx

Drosera spirocalyx is a Brazilian sundew endemic to the Serra do Cipó in Minas Gerais, described by Rivadavia and Gonella in 2014. It forms perennial rosettes that often build short columns of dead leaves, with hairy petioles and leaf backs, and belongs to the D. montana alliance. It grows in relatively dry campo rupestre on quartz sand and is assessed as Endangered.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Relatively dry patches of campo rupestre (rocky montane grassland) on sandy soil, often with white quartz gravel, in full sun.

1000–1350 m in the literature; GBIF records median 1000 m, up to 1444 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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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