Pygmy Sundews (Drosera) | Curious Plant

Drosera pycnoblasta

curiousplant — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:07:05 +0000

Drosera pycnoblasta is a pygmy sundew from Western Australia. It is a small species reaching only around a half inch across when fully mature. The name pycnoblasta is Greek for "densely packed bud", referring to the central growth point containing many leaf stipules.

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Drosera barbigera ‘Giant’

curiousplant — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:53:23 +0000

Drosera barbigera 'Giant' is a pygmy sundew native to Western Australia. It is one of the larger species of pygmy sundews. The name barbigera is Latin for "bearded" referring to the hairs growing along the stems, flower stalks, and flower buds.

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Drosera ‘Dork’s Pink’

curiousplant — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:13:49 +0000

Drosera 'Dork's Pink' is the first man-made pygmy sundew hybrid. It is a cross between D. callistos and D. lasiantha. D. 'Dork's Pink' was created by Australian grower, John Hancock, who named the plant after his dog, Dork. "Pink" refers to the characteristic pink flowers the plant produces.

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Drosera callistos

curiousplant — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:50:45 +0000

Drosera callistos is a pygmy sundew native to the Gidgegannup and Brooktown areas of Western Australia. The name callistos is derived from Greek and means "beautiful". D. callistos produces scapes of large orange flowers nearly the same size in diameter as the plant itself.

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Drosera roseana

curiousplant — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:20:14 +0000

Drosera roseana is a pygmy sundew native to the south coast of Western Australia. Its habitat ranges from Albany to Windy Harbour where it can be found growing at the edges of peaty swamps. D. roseana produces scapes of small white flowers. Please note: Some plants sent Nov. 2023 and prior labeled as D. micrantha read more >

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Drosera micrantha

curiousplant — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:55:06 +0000

Drosera micrantha is a pygmy sundew native to southwestern Australia. It produces scapes of small white flowers. Hot dry summers will cause D. micrantha to go dormant. Active growth resumes in the fall when moisture increases and temperatures return to moderate levels. During this time, D. micrantha produces several modified leaves called gemmae. The gemmae are spring-loaded read more >

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Drosera platystigma

curiousplant — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:55:41 +0000

Drosera platystigma, sometimes called the Black-eyed Sundew, is native to Western Australia near Albany and Perth where it grows in sand and laterite soil. The pygmy sundew produces large orange flowers almost as big as the plant itself. During the dry summers, D. platystigma goes dormant. However, once fall arrives with increased moisture, active growth read more >

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Drosera scorpioides

curiousplant — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:01:51 +0000

Drosera scorpioides is rather large for a pygmy sundew and can grow over an inch in diameter. Native to south-western Australia, dry summers will cause D. scorpioides to go dormant. However, active growth will resume in the fall when moisture increases and temperatures return to moderate levels. During this time, the plant will produce several modified leaves called gemmae. read more >

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