Growing Woolly Sundews and Australian Pitcher Plants: Temperature, Humidity, and Light Requirements

Woolly Sundews (Drosera sect. Lasiocephala)

These require hot, humid, very bright conditions. In suboptimal winters they form a woolly resting bud and resume growth only when warmth and humidity return. They thrive in summer but struggle in cool, dry indoor winters.

Australian Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis)

Grows well in a terrarium alongside sun pitchers (Heliamphora) or as a houseplant on a sunny windowsill. It tolerates—and even prefers—cool nights, which mimic its natural habitat.

Tip for Woolly Sundews

If you have bright fluorescent lights (4–6 inches above plants), move woolly sundews there to simulate full sun.