Family Index

Scientific Name

Drosera arcturi

Family Name

DROSERACEAE

Common Name

Alpine Sundew

Status

Height

Flowers

Solitary flowers with white petals about 1cm long.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial insectivorous herb with long, fibrous roots and leaves in a basal rosette.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Frequent in subalpine moors and bogs.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Capillary watering is recommended. Seedlings are susceptible to weed competition. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Dust-like, black when ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Can be propagated by leaf and root cuttings.