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the coolest dews you've never heard of

Nepfreak

Nepfreak

Nepenthesian
I was checking out the sundew section of Bob Z's photo finder and found a ton of species that I've never even heard of, particularly south american species. Here are some of the better ones I found.
Drosera arenicola, from South Venezuela.
http://home.sdirekt-net.de/mwelge5/web/D_arenicola_3.jpg
Drosera browniana, from Australia:
http://www.cpukforum.co.uk/uploader/user_uploads/D-browniana-3289.jpg
Drosera camporupestris from SE brazil. Love the look of this species, unfortunately they don't seem to be available in the US...
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc230/Dani666_photos_2007/P1010586camporupestrisforrest2.jpg
Drosera cendeensis from Venezuela. Anyone know if this is in cultivation? Those long leaf bases are amazing!
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Rivadavia/D_cendeensisNYBG.jpg
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Rivadavia/D_cendeensis2.jpg
Drosera chrysolepis from Brazil. Similar to camporupteris, but with a stem!
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Rivadavia/D.chrysolepis Pico do Itobira 02.jpg
Drosera elongata, from Angola in Africa.
http://bilder.utricularia.net/a_s_fleischmann/genlisea_africa/G_subglabra_elongata03.jpg
Drosera erythrogyne, from Western Australia. Climbing tuberous dew on steroids.
http://www.cpukforum.co.uk/uploader/user_uploads/nigel19.jpg
Drosera flexicaulis from Morro de Lopollo. Love the name, love the dew!
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/rivadafe/D-5.jpg
Drosera graniticola from SW australia. Check out those flowers!
http://www.cpukforum.co.uk/uploader/user_uploads/D-graniticola-0346.jpg
Drosera grievei from Western Australia. A nice looking pygmy.
http://fleischis.linux-related.de/images/fleischis/2008-05-11/D-grievei.jpg
Drosera hartmeyerorum from Australia. Kinda like a red byblis.
http://www.aidan.cpuk.org/GrowChamber/GChamber8.jpg
Drosera hirticalyx from Venezuela.
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Rivadavia/D.hirticalyx Marahuaka 03.jpg
Drosera huegelii from Australia.
http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=droserahuegeliiinflowerej5.jpg
Drosera intricata from SW Australia.
http://kent.la.coocan.jp/D_intricata.htm
Drosera parvula from Western Australia.
http://fleischis.linux-related.de/images/fleischis/2008-05-11/D-parvula-1.jpg

I bet there are tons more too... I only got to the P's. I'd be interested to know more about these species such as growing conditions, etc. if anyone grows them.
 
I've seen pics of hugelii before. I love that one.

The hartmeyerorum is pretty amazing
 
:drool: D. huegelii gets my vote. But one I like is...D. capensis 'red'. Nice color, lots of dew, world donimation, and can survive an atomic bomb. What more can you ask? LOL
 
wow, that's beautiful! I missed that one, I think I clicked one of the links and it took too long so I got impatient. That flower bud is huuuuuge.
 
according to barry rice, the sepals are huge, but not the flower. Man I wish I lived in australia.
 
Nepfreak said:
I was checking out the sundew section of Bob Z's photo finder and found a ton of species that I've never even heard of, particularly south american species. Here are some of the better ones I found. <<snip>>
Drosera camporupestris from SE brazil. Love the look of this species, unfortunately they don't seem to be available in the US...
Click to expand...
Armed with an Aphis small seeds permit & some nice seeds worth trading, there are a number of folks in South America who are eager to trade. I suspect there are also some folks across the pond who are growing some of these plants ... & possibly a few hiding here in the states...???

1st step is to get some seeds of stuff they want..... :hail:
 
I have platypoda and subhirtella. I think I have browniana too, may have lost that one though can not recall... Had graniticola but lost it and am bummed about it. Still waiting on erythrogyne to germinate (won't give up for at least 5 years LOL)

Typical tuberous growth. If you know what you are doing with that group then you should do fine with them. If not, cut your teeth on some of the species other than petlata and get comfortable :)
 
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Drosera cendeensis looks like a nidiformis on steroids. Very exquisite... I like big sun dews.
 
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yeah, I think I'd have to say cendeensis is my favorite. Its leaves remind me of squid tentacles reaching out to grab a passing fish.
 
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very nice pics, im starting to get more into dews lately.
 
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