Colour variation in Drosera gigantea
Drosera gigantea has many different colour variations in both its leaves and stems. The green form is the most common variety The red form is less common than the green…
Fasciation in Drosera gigantea
Sometimes damage to the meristem by pathogens, mutations or hormonal imbalances can cause plants to flatten into a ribbon-like growth. In tuberous sundews, this is phenomenon is very uncommon although…
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…
WA 2019: Part 8. The Perth Hills
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…
WA 2019: Part 6. Granite Outcrops and Salt Lakes
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…
Carnivorous plants of the Western Australian granite outcrops
This article also appears in the International Carnivorous Plant Society Carnivorous Plant Newsletter v49n1 At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on an expedition to Western Australia to find carnivorous plants in the wild. This…
Drosera gigantea Species Profile
Drosera gigantea is a tuberous sundew that is named for its gigantic size. The species emerges towards the end of winter as aspagarus-like shoots covered in non-carnivorous bracts. This shoot…