Collection: Drosera - Pygmy Sundews

Pygmy sundews constitute a specialized group of roughly 50 carnivorous species indigenous to Southwestern Australia's climatically unpredictable regions. They are typically 15-20mm in diameter. They are built for wet winters contrasting sharply with arid summers. During summer heat stress, many species enter a kind of dormancy with a crown of silvery-white, papery stipules that deflect the sun and keep the growth point cooler waiting for wetter conditions return.

Beneath their minute rosettes lie surprisingly extensive, fragile root systems are up to 30cm long to access deep moisture reserves. These delicate roots mean repotting is avoided entirely. Instead, propagate with their gemmae - specialised, clonal leaf buds that disperse from the parent plant when struck by falling raindrops.