Genlisea subglabra

An African corkscrew plant of wet, sunny highland grassland, with small rosettes of spoon leaves and underground eel-trap leaves that catch protozoa and tiny animals in waterlogged soil. Grow it like other African Genlisea: constantly wet, sunny and warm, with cooler nights.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Built from the genus and record sites: seepages, bogs and wet sandy or peaty grassland on plateaux, where the soil stays saturated through the wet season.

Recorded at 1,750–1,952 m, median 1,840 m (3 records); other sites lie near 1,200 m.

BurundiMalawiTanzaniaZambiaDR CongoAngola

🔒 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.