Family Index

Scientific Name

Drosera auriculata

Family Name

DROSERACEAE

Common Name

Tall Sundew

Status

Height

Flowers

Terminal, few , petals pale pink, twice as long as sepals and spreading widely.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Slender insectivorous plant. Stem leaves covered with sticky hairs.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant on dry hillsides and heaths. Requires lime-free infertile soil.

Site Tolerance

Dry

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Lime free

General Notes

Dies back to ground level in summer. 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

Seed is black when ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Easy to grow from seed. Sow seed in spring . Requires lime-free infertile soil.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

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.

Cutting Notes

Tubers transplanted from the bush usually fade away.