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Scientific Name

Drosera peltata

Family Name

DROSERACEAE

Common Name

Pale Sundew

Status

Height

6-30cm

Flowers

Unopened flower buds and calyx of open flowers are hairy. Petals usually white, and up to 1.3cm in diameter, usually twice as long as sepals, on terminal flowers. Flowering stem is erect and narrow.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Tuberous rosette herb with roundish leaves, about 3mm in diameter

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally abundant in grassy places and pastures.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Sow seeds or bulbs in half peat, half sand mix. Stand pots in a saucer of water and position in moderately high light. Capillary watering is recommended. Keep moist but not wet, and allow to dry out in summer. Do not fertilise. Seedlings are susceptible to weed competition. Similar in appearance to Drosera auriculata, which can be distinguished by its smooth unopened flower buds and calyx. Thought to be poisonous to livestock. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Dust-like, black when ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

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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.