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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
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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
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.
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