Family Index

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Scientific Name

Drosera glanduligera

Family Name

DROSERACEAE

Common Name

Scarlet Sundew

Status

Rare

Height

12cm

Flowers

8mm in diameter, orange or scarlet with blackish centres, on multiple stems. Up to twenty flowers per stem.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Ground-hugging, insectivorous rosette herb, with leaves which vary in colour from green to yellow or bright red. Leaves 3cm long, with glandular hairs.

Municipalities

Dorset; Flinders Island

Communities

Habitat Notes

Local on Flinders Island.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagate from seed. Sow on a mixture of half propagating sand and half Sphagnum peat moss, and seed will germinate easily. Drosera glanduligera is a winter growing annual which dies after flowering. If grown in a pot, the seeds will self-sow and germinate in the following growing season. Do not fertilise, but combine old sand and Sphangnum mix with some fresh mixture when transplanting. Capillary watering is recommended. Stand pots in a saucer of water and position in moderately high light. Seedlings are susceptible to weed competition. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Dust-like, black when ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment can significantly improve results for this species.

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.