Drosera stolonifera

Leafy sundew

A tuberous sundew from south-west Western Australia that grows in the cool, wet winter and survives the hot, dry summer as a dormant underground tuber. Each plant has two or three semi-erect stems 10–15 cm long with fan-shaped trapping leaves. It flowers in September and October and flowers heavily after bushfires.

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

It grows in two settings: winter-wet peaty sands in swampy heathland, and well-drained clayey sands in jarrah woodland, where a reddish 'hills' form grows. Both sites are wet in winter and bake dry in summer.

Lowland coastal plain and the low Darling Range; GBIF records carry too few elevations to summarise.

South-west 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 3.0 cz licence, unmodified.