Drosera slackii

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| image = Drosera slackii Darwiniana.jpg

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| genus = Drosera

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| parent = Drosera sect. Drosera

| species = slackii

| authority = CheekCheek, M. 1987. A new species of Drosera from South Africa. Kew Bulletin 42(3): 738.

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Drosera slackii is a subtropical sundew native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.{{cite web |title=Drosera slackii|work=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=64588 |accessdate=2015-08-11}} It forms rosettes that range from to two to four inches in diameter, and produces pink flowers. It is named after the British plantsman and author Adrian Slack (1933-2018).Gibson, R. 2000. [http://carnivorousplants.org/cpn/samples/v29n4p107_109.html Drosera slackii – a living jewel from South Africa]. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 29(4): 107–109.D'Amato, P. 1998. The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California.

Drosera slackii is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web

| url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/87823/Drosera-slackii/Details | title = Drosera slackii | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 1 June 2020}}