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 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.
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…
Drosera schizandra Species Profile
Drosera schizandra is a species of sundew endemic to a single mountain in Far North Queensland, on the tropical north eastern coast of Australia. Along with its cousins D. adelae, D.…
Drosera binata grows on the cliffs of the Blue Mountains
Drosera binata in the Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains are a region of elevated sandstone bedrock eroded over millennia to form an impressive range of table top ridges dissected by canyons. The ridges plummet dramatically over…