Plants in the Wild: Drosera oblanceolata and its Hybrids
Drosera oblanceolata is a species that grows in the South East corner of China and is the country’s only endemic sundew. The form most common in cultivation originates from Lantau Island…
Plants in the wild: Nepenthes villosa
In 2016, I was fortunate enough to observe Nepenthes villosa growing in the wild on my climb of Mt Kinabalu. Occurring at the highest elevations, the species grows in a specialist environment…
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Drosera aberrans Species profile
Drosera aberrans is a tuberous sundew found in the south east of mainland Australia in Victoria and South Australia. Drosera aberrans has a small rosette of flat lying leaves around 3-5…
Drosera pygmaea
This pygmy species from eastern Australia forms a rosette of white reflective leaves during its summer dormancy. Where water is available, specimens continue to grow carnivorous leaves.
Byblis liniflora
Byblis liniflora produces digestive tentacles even on its flower stalk! The genus looks superficially similar to Drosera but is not related.
Alpine Drosera of the Tongariro Region, New Zealand
The scenery began to change as I left the agricultural flats of Taranaki and ventured deep into the Forgotten World Highway. Slowly, the fields began to undulate and I was…
Drosera binata
The ‘extrema’ form of Drosera binata loosely refers to plants found in northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland that grow many more leaf bifurcations than their southern counterparts. I’ve…
Drosera auriculata
Drosera auriculata is a winter growing tuberous species from eastern Australia. Drosera auriculata grows in a wide variety of niches, including temperate rainforest, schlerophyll forest and heathland. It is variable in…
Drosera auriculata with Prey
During rainy days, Drosera auriculata sometimes accumulates drops of water on its leaves.