Droseraceae
Drosera peltata
Drosera peltata
Also known as Sondera peltata, Drosera peltata var. genuina
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Carnivorous · Sundew · Insectivorous · Bog Plant · Tuberous · Australian Native · Terrarium · Drosera · Specialty Plant
Drosera peltata is a tuberous sundew that traps and digests insects using sticky glandular leaves, making it a fascinating carnivorous plant for enthusiasts. It requires mineral-free water such as rainwater or distilled water, bright indirect light, and a nutrient-poor, acidic growing medium like sphagnum moss or peat. Avoid fertilizing the soil and never use tap water, as dissolved minerals will harm or kill the plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Sit pot in 1-2 inches of distilled water at all times; never use tap water · Every 3-5 days; keep tray with distilled or rainwater
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- New South Wales, New Zealand North, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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