About Drosera modesta Diels
Drosera modesta, commonly known as the modest rainbow, is a scrambling, perennial, tuberous carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera. This species is endemic to Western Australia, where it grows on granite outcrops or stream banks in soils of laterite or sand-clay. It produces shield-shaped carnivorous leaves that have longer tentacles than is typical for the genus. Its scrambling stems reach lengths between 0.3 and 0.8 meters, which equals 1.0 to 2.6 feet. White flowers bloom from October to November. Ludwig Diels first described and published the formal name for Drosera modesta in 1904.
