Drosera hookeri
GRASSLAND SUNDEW
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Drosera hookeri, the grassland sundew is an shortly erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. Drosera hookeri is found in Australia. It's distribution also includes Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
Drosera hookeri is typically a plant of winter-wet, summer-dry grasslands and grassy woodlands. It is a perennial tuberous herb. Its underground tuber is white and generally found 2 – 5 cm under the soil surface. Its aerial parts range from 5 – 10 cm in height, normally yellow-green to distinctly yellow in colour. Drosera hookeri has a well-developed rosette of lunate to semi-orbicular leaves at the soil surface, as well as lunate cauline leaves. The aerial stem is normally branched multiple times from the base of the plant. Flowers are white, and can appear very close to the basal leaf rosette. The seeds are black and cylindrical.
Like other tuber sundews, D. hookeri aestivates as an underground tuber to survive summer drought.
Seeds per packet: 5
Surface sow on mix of peat/perlite. Place in a very hot location, about 35-40C (95-104F) for 8 weeks. A humidity dome and full sun works well to achieve these temperatures. Keep wet and humid. Distilled, rain, reverse osmosis water only. After the 8 weeks of hot temperatures, then place at 20C (68F) for germination which occurs in 4-6 months, sometimes longer.
Ornamental use only. These seeds and or plants are poisonous.
Drosera hookeri
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Drosera hookeri, the grassland sundew is an shortly erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. Drosera hookeri is found in Australia. It's distribution also includes Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
Drosera hookeri is typically a plant of winter-wet, summer-dry grasslands and grassy woodlands. It is a perennial tuberous herb. Its underground tuber is white and generally found 2 – 5 cm under the soil surface. Its aerial parts range from 5 – 10 cm in height, normally yellow-green to distinctly yellow in colour. Drosera hookeri has a well-developed rosette of lunate to semi-orbicular leaves at the soil surface, as well as lunate cauline leaves. The aerial stem is normally branched multiple times from the base of the plant. Flowers are white, and can appear very close to the basal leaf rosette. The seeds are black and cylindrical.
Like other tuber sundews, D. hookeri aestivates as an underground tuber to survive summer drought.
Seeds per packet: 5
Surface sow on mix of peat/perlite. Place in a very hot location, about 35-40C (95-104F) for 8 weeks. A humidity dome and full sun works well to achieve these temperatures. Keep wet and humid. Distilled, rain, reverse osmosis water only. After the 8 weeks of hot temperatures, then place at 20C (68F) for germination which occurs in 4-6 months, sometimes longer.
Ornamental use only. These seeds and or plants are poisonous.