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Drosera planchonii

Drosera planchonii
Photo: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY 4.0

Drosera planchonii, the climbing sundew, is a carnivorous Australian plant that scrambles over other vegetation and traps insects on sticky leaves. It needs bright light, constantly moist, nutrient-poor acidic conditions and a winter dormancy period.

Family
Droseraceae (Sundew family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil constantly moist, standing the pot in shallow water or using rainwater or distilled water.
Soil
Nutrient-poor acidic mix such as sphagnum moss with perlite or sand; avoid fertilizer and tap water minerals.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Drosera planchonii or Climbing Sundew is a species of carnivorous plant endemic to Australia. It was first formally named in 1848.

Other Drosera plants

Scented Sundew · Drosera acaulis · Drosera adelae · Peninsula Sundew · Slender Leaved Sundew · White Sundew · Drosera albonotata · Australian sundew · Pygmy Sundew · Drosera amazonica · Drosera andersoniana · Drosera androsacea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drosera planchonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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