Range: far southwestern Australia, approx.. 40 miles north of Stirling Range National Park

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Recently rediscovered in the wild and separated from what is now considered D. verrucata in 2014, this species is found in laterite-heavy soils around winter-wet depressions or springs. It can grow up to 1.5 cm across, with a short stem to 3 cm tall often supported by prop-roots, and rosette of semi-erect leaves possessing narrow, long petioles that taper toward the lamina and have minute white glands on the abaxial surface. The lamina are narrowly elliptic and curve in a hooked fashion from their connection to the petiole to their tips, in a manner highly reminiscent of D. scorpioides. Coloration is bright green or yellowish, rarely tinted red, but with bright scarlet-pink tentacles and sometimes red-blushed lamina. Inflorescences reach 3 cm tall, very sparsely covered in red-tipped glandular hairs, and bear up to 8 blooms. Flowers have bicolored sepals, green at the tips and orange at the base, and are up to 1 cm across, with ovular to pandurate (vaguely fiddle-shaped) petals colored pale pink with white midvein or entirely white. This species is distinguished from its relatives by its distinctive inflorescence indumentum (sparse glands) and flower coloration.

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Cultivation: grow in a 3:1 sand/peat soil, kept moist and moderately humid with cool temperatures of 45-70°F throughout the winter growing season. In summer, increase photoperiod but retain cool temperatures and moisture to circumvent dormancy triggered by hot, dry conditions, as dormant buds can be difficult to reawaken. Sow seeds and gemmae on soil surface, and grow in strong artificial light to full sun. Seeds may require hot stratification or smoke treatment to germinate.

 

Lifespan and reproduction: Short-lived perennial. Reproduces via seeds or more commonly gemmae, and may be propagable via leaf pullings.

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Sources: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/431542507 author J. Mitchell under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Lowrie et al. (2017). Drosera of the World Vol. 2. Redfern Natural History Publications.