Recent content by Christian Dietz

Hi, yes, my weblinks all changed since 2010 and so most if not all of my pictures will not work anymore. I can restore most of them though and have just done this with the pictures in my initial post. Christian

Hi, here is my entry: Christian

Hi, the first one looks like D. capillaris to me. If you can, take a look at the seeds, that should clearly show if they are capillaris or not. Christian

Hi, thanks, Favian! Christian

Hi, after having a great day around the Gifberg we traveled back South to Tulbagh. On this way we wanted to take the opportunity to take a look on a location close to Nieuwoudtville we discovered in 2009. The day was almost as nice as the day before on Gifberg! So, we were full of hope to...

Hi, thanks for the nice comments! Here is a pictures of an entire plant taken in 2009: Christian

Hello, our next stop to look out for carnivorous plants was the Gifberg in the north of Clanwilliam. We drove there from Nieuwoudtville where we were staying during these days. There are some spectacular views from the Van Rhyn's Pass! The first carnivorous plants we found there were...

Hi, there's not only the form from Fraser Island with white flowers. I think, you can never be sure about the location the plant comes from. Christian

Hi, those are all D. adelae Christian

Hello, after we stayed for one night in Clanwilliam we wanted to go further north to Niewoudtville. On this way wanted to visit a location in the Cedar Mountains, where we have been in 2009 to see how the Roridula dentata are doing there. For me, the Cedar Mountains are amongst the most...

Hi, depending on the location i can imagine temperatures between close to 0°c at night and up to a bit more than 30°c at day. I would estimate, that the average temperatures are somewhere around 10°C at night and a bit more than 20°C during the day. You should have in mind, that the plants grow...

Hi, thanks for the nice comments! Yes, Drosra cuneifolia from this area should have a summer dormancy. At least in my collection the plants regularly die back in summer. Christian

Hi all, the area around the town of Darling has some very interested places if you are into plants in general. After visiting Peter Hewitt's Nursery in the morning we started to drive towards Clanwilliam. On this way we went to three different locations in the Darling area. The first stop was...

Hi, thanks for the nice comments! Yes, the dry season is going to start soon in south africa. This will decrease the number of species, that can be found dramaticaly. The trip has actualy been planed to see carnivorous plants, so we choosed the right time. I have lots of plants and locations...

Hi, here are some pictures, taken in a part of the Table Mountain Nature Reserve. Our goal at that day was to find Drosera ramentacea, which is known from there. Saddly, we have not been lucky at that day finding this plant. As we now know we started in the totaly wrong direction, so we ended...