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…
aberrans
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.
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 is variable in morphology. It is usually green to olive in colour, depending on light exposure. The basal…
Drosera auriculata with Prey
During rainy days, Drosera auriculata sometimes accumulates drops of water on its leaves.
Drosera capensis time-lapse
Time lapse of the Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) eating a mosquito. Total time elapsed is approximately 1 hour.
Drosera binata extrema in the wild – 77 points!
Drosera binata is a species complex that displays extreme variation across its range. One particular variety, known in the hobby as Drosera binata var. multifida f. extrema (a long and…
adelae
Plants in the Wild: Drosera adelae
Drosera adelae is the easiest species to cultivate amongst the three Queensland rainforest sundews. I can now understand why after observing the species growing wild in a wide range of…