Drosera stenopetala Species Profile
Drosera stenopetala is a species of sundew endemic to the mountains of New Zealand. The species is named for its (somewhat) narrow petals. Drosera stenopetala is a small sundew with…
Yellow Flowered Drosera Binata in New Zealand
One of my goals in New Zealand was to find the yellow-flowered form of Drosera binata. The plants have delicate sulphur-coloured blooms that only open on sunny days. When growing…
Drosera spatulata of South Island, New Zealand
Drosera spatulata from the South Island, New Zealand have interesting morphologies that differ to those more commonly known in cultivation. Notably, these plants have straight, glandless petioles that are clearly…
Bulbophyllum elisae in the Blue Mountains
Bulbophyllum elisae in the Blue Mountains where it grows high in the rainforest canopy and is rarely observed. I found this colony on a stably perched fallen branch.
Finding every described sundew in the Western Cape, South Africa
In September 2023, Boaz Ng went on a botanical expedition to the Western Cape province of South Africa. The region is renowned for its intense floral diversity, with many species…
Utricularia brachyceras Species Profile
Utricularia brachyceras is a tiny annual bladderwort endemic to South Africa. The species has blooms that reach around half a centimetre in length. The lower corolla lip is white, with…
Thismia megalongensis
Thismia megalongensis is known from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia. The species is cryptic in nature, growing under leaf litter in rainforest gullies. The flowers are bright orange and…
Sarcochilus falcatus – Orange Blossom Orchid
Sarcochilus falcatus - the orange blossom orchid - is an epiphytic orchid native to eastern Australia. It is usually found in moist, sheltered forests in gullies and temperate rainforests. I…
Dockrillia teretifolia (Dendrobium teretifolium)
Dockrillia teretifolia (Dendrobium teretifolium) is an epiphytic orchid native to the east coast of Australia. I photographed these plants in central NSW, blooming at the end of winter.
A broken tulip
A red tulip broken by the tulip breaking virus makes a stunningly beautiful striped bloom.