Utricularia helix Species Profile
Utricularia helix is a bladderwort name for its spiralling flower scape. The species is endemic to the Cape Le Grand region near Esperance in Western Australia. Utricularia helix is a…
Terracotta Seepage Planter – November 2022
In March, the planter was relocated back to Sydney and lives on a windowsill with strong but dappled north facing window (the bright aspect in the southern hemisphere). Drosera adelae…
Drosera bicolor Species Profile
Drosera bicolor is an erect tuberous sundew endemic to Western Australia. The species is named after its two-coloured petals that feature a red dot against a white base. Drosera bicolor…
Drosera fimbriata Species Profile
Drosera fimbriata is a fan-leaved tuberous sundew endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. The species is named for its whorls of fimbriated non-carnivorous leaves at the base of…
Drosera prostratoscaposa Species Profile
Drosera prostratoscaposa is a tuberous sundew endemic to the Fitzgerald River National Park in Western Australia. The species is named for its flower scape, which lies prostrate along the ground…
Drosera esperensis Species Profile
Drosera esperensis is a tuberous sundew known for its pretty white and pink flowers. It is endemic to the coastal granite outcrops east of the Western Australian town of Esperence,…
Drosera salina at sunset
Drosera salina is a remarkable sundew that grows in seepages draining into salt lakes in Western Australia. At sunset, the plants catch the low light and glow a vibrant red…
Utricularia westonii Species Profile
Utricularia westonii is a bladderwort endemic to Cape Le Grand in Western Australia. The species is notable for its large traps which are formed in whorls around a central rosette…
Utricularia aff subulata on Cape York
A diminutive relative of Utricularia subulata is widespread across Cape York, growing in seasonally waterlogged heathlands. The tiny plants on Cape York resemble U. subulata in the bract and pedicel…
Australian pitcher plants farm their own food
On the floodplain of the Jardine River, an interesting symbiotic relationship occurs between a Nepenthes pitcher plant and black ants. In this sandy but waterlogged swamp, many Nepenthes rowaniae x…