Drosera scorpioides

Whoa, nelly! At over an inch (2.5 cm) in diameter Drosera scorpioides is a giant pygmy sundew. This titan among tots builds stems atop prior petiole growth similar to other sundews like D. capensis. It’s commonly known as the shaggy sundew (probably due to a combination of fuzzy petioles, long tentacle growth, and a build up of old leaves) and hails from the Jarrah Forest of Western Australia and southern coasts of Southwest Australia. Even the pygmy plants want to kill you in Australia…

D. scorpioides naturally grows near sandy ridges and swamps in clay, white sand, and laterite (a soil type rich in aluminum and iron).