Family Index

Scientific Name

Drosera spatulata

Family Name

DROSERACEAE

Common Name

Rosy Sundew

Status

Height

Flowers

Flower stems up to 15cm long, flowers 1cm in diameter with white or pink petals.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Herb with basal rosette of 1.5-3cm diameter and red, spoon-shaped leaves 1-2cm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Occasional in wet heaths.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Drosera spatulata self-pollinates, and can be propagated from seed, division of clumps and possibly by leaf cuttings. Sow seed on moxture of half coarse sand and half peat moss, seed will germinate easily. 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

Jan

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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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.