Flower power

[maxima]

I leave my tropical drosera outside all year. They "die" when the temp. goes down to 0C, but come next spring, 2-3 heads sprout from where only 1 used to be.
They've even seen many snowy days and yet they don't seem to mind

 

[thez_yo]

Oh, very nice! What kind of Drosera are those? I leave most of mine out too, but it only goes down to about 5C where I live.

 

[maxima]

Hey thez_yo, thanks. It's an Aliciae, or at least that's how it was labelled when I bought it over 2 years ago. The light green ones are Burmannii. They must have hitchhiked, I didn't sow them in that pot.

This is how it looked in the terrarium I had over 2 years ago;

I put the pot outside at the end of summer and both plants "died" in winter. Went brown and dried up. However when spring came, 6-7 plants sprouted from those 2 dead ones.

This is before spring, second dormancy;

Same pot.
I believe there are 10+ plants in there now. They did get smaller and redder though, as you must have noticed.

 

[Not a Number]

Drosera admirabilis holotype small form

 

[maxima]

 

[SDCPs]

Very nice friend! I love those African species, esp. graminifolia...but I don't think I should try growing those in San Diego.

 

[lizasaur]

Impressive dews with gorgeous flowers! It doesn't get any better than this!

 

[jimscott]

Excellent picture, NAN!

 

[Not a Number]

More freak growth. D. venusta "coccicaulis". The two scapes are actually fused.

Six year old Drosera get pretty mangy looking. Here's what they looked like (on the right) before I trimmed off the old growth and repotted covering the stems.

 

[maxima]

Thanks guys, I love my drosera pot as well. It receives 8 hours of direct sunlight, that must be why they thrived; especially after staying outside during winter.

Great pots, NAN. I love seeing new growth on top of dead plants. I love the natural look. You seem to have a vigorous cephalotus there as well...

 

[Not a Number]

Drosera pulchella Salmon flowers

These were labeled D. nitidula × pulchella but they shouldn't have pink/purple flowers. The pink/purple flowers are probably D. omissa × pulchella. The plants look virtually identical to me. I'll have to look at them under magnification. Your guess is probably better than mine.

Here you go Thez - D. allantostigma

 

[Not a Number]

Followup to D. venusta "coccicaulis"

And Yet Another Freak
Double flowerstalk (fused) D. aliciae

 

[jimscott]

She's a superfreak, superfreak...

 

[Not a Number]

D. aliciae

D. capensis

The Freaks
D. venusta

D. aliciae

 

[maxima]

Aliciae stopped but little Burmannii's keep flowering in a hurry as the summer heat fades away...

 

[maxima]

burmanii white flower.
other burmanii have pink flowers, i wonder where this one came from...

 

[Not a Number]

I think the ones from Beerwah, Queensland have white flowers.

D. aff ordensis love the colors of the stigma and pollen. And you can see why they are called wooly sundews.

 

[jht-union]

Very excellent pictures! Thanks for shring them, and what beautiful flowers!

 

[Peatmoss]

The ones I have from Beerwah have yet to flower but the plants are very green. No red colouration under my lights whatsoever.

That flower scape is so fuzzy! Is D. aff ordensis the same as D. ordensis or are they different?

 

[Not a Number]

Species affinis (usually abbreviated sp. aff. Aff. or Affin.) refers to an unknown or undescribed species distinct from but closely related or resembling the named species. In this case Drosera ordensis.