Utricularia violacea Species Profile
Utricularia violacea is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to southern Australia. The species derives its name from its violet coloration. The blooms are relatively small in size, typically reaching around half…
Utricularia barkeri in SE Melbourne
High winter rains and an unseasonably cool and wet spring in Melbourne has generated an amazing crop of Utricularia barkeri this year. At this location, the bladderwort grows in ditches…
Terracotta seepage planter spring update
I've had this seepage planter for around 9 months now and thought I might provide an October update (last post was in July). The Drosera adelae has really taken off,…
(Another) Hybrid Between Drosera auriculata and D. gunniana
In a reserve in SE Melbourne, we found a natural hybrid between Drosera auriculata and D. gunniana. Both parent species grew in intermixed populations, so it's not unusual that the…
Drosera falconeri grows in acidic substrates
Drosera falconeri was first reported in 1980 from a collection near the Finiss River in the Top End of the Northern Territory, where the pH of the soil of the…
Drosera macrantha in the Perth Hills
Large stands of Drosera macrantha grow around the granite outcrops of the Darling Scarp.
Carnivorous Plants of Australia’s Top End
This article also appears in the ICPS CPN The Author would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this expedition took place, including the Larrakia, Werat,…
An almost epiphytic Drosera burmannii
This Drosera burmannii just outside Darwin must have germinated on the sapling when the floodwaters were at their peak. High humidity and a biofilm layer keeps its roots just wet…
Drosera aff. indumenta
In the grassy open woodlands of the Stirling Range grows a pink flowered sundew in the D. macrantha complex. These plants appear most similar to D. indumenta based on its…