Drosera androsacea Species Profile
Drosera androsacea is a pygmy species native to the inland south west of Western Australia. It actively grows during winter, before forming a pentagonal stack of stipular buds as the…
Drosera spatulata of alpine New Zealand
In the volcanic fields of the Tongariro alpine national park grows a diminutive form of Drosera spatulata. This form is truly adapted to an alpine lifestyle, growing 1,200 m asl…
Drosera spatulata complex in Hong Kong and Macau
In Hong Kong and Macau, two coastal cities situated at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta, grow interesting examples of plants in the Drosera spatulata complex. Drosera spatulata -…
Propagation experiment: Drosera gigantea
The tuberous Drosera are comparatively uncommon in cultivation, perhaps owing to the difficulty of raising seed-grown plants to maturity. Little is known about their propagation, although scattered experiments suggest that…
Drosera eremaea
Loving the large translucent petals and complex sepal structure. Plant in cultivation.
Wilsons Promontory – June
Drosera auriculata Back in June, I went camping in the northern section of the Wilsons Promontory. This area primarily comprises of coastal heathland, with a sections of swamp and Banksia…
South East Melbourne – July
The middle of winter is a wonderful time to find Drosera in southern Victoria. In a single day, I was able to locate 9 species of sundews around south east…
Nepenthes ovata. In total I found 10 species of Nepenthes in my 2018 Sumatra expedition
Nepenthes ovata in the wild
In 2018 I embarked on an expedition to find Nepenthes in the rainforests of Sumatra. One of the highlights was locating Nepenthes ovata growing wild in the cloud forests near…
Drosera sp. Macau
This undescribed Drosera taxon grows along a small coastal strip in Macau. It inhabits seepages alongside Nepenthes mirabilis. Drosera sp Macau is distinguished from typical D. spatulata by its rounded…
WA 2019: Afterword
At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on an expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. Over 17 days, I drove almost 3,500 km and photographed…