Please note: this is a winter growing species and is dormant between April- October. Drosera auriculata is a winter-growing, tuberous sundew from Australia and part of the Drosera peltata complex, a group of closely related scrambling species with similar habits. Like the rest of the complex, it grows through the cooler, wetter months and retreats completely to an underground tuber during summer dormancy. This species is easiest to recognize by the small, ear-like lobes at the base of its leaves, the feature it’s named for and a reliable way to distinguish it once plants are in growth. Fine stems carry opposite to whorled, sticky, pad-shaped leaves arranged along the stem. The plants offered here were grown from tuber offsets and are established in 3.25-inch pots.When the plants die back at the beginning of summer, remove the pots from their water trays and allow them to dry out, but ensure the pots are protected from intense light and heat. Once a month, gently top water the pots so the soil does not completely dessicate. Around September place the pots back into water trays and await their new growth!
