Drosera subtilis

A small, erect annual sundew from the Kimberley of Western Australia, with one site in the Northern Territory. Its reddish stems (3-20 cm) carry small traps, and it produces sprays of up to 50 or more small white flowers in February-March. It has no tuber: it grows from seed each wet season, flowers, sets seed and dies as the ground dries.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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 wet, shallow soils: over sandstone at the margins of seepages, in skeletal sandstone sand and black humus-rich soil (Wikipedia), and on shallow soils over basalt (Florabase). The ground is wet only during the monsoon.

No elevation data were found. The Mitchell Plateau and Pentecost areas where it grows lie mostly at 100-800 m.

Western AustraliaNorthern Territory

🔒 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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