unknown sundew

[rockstarcobain]

I bought this in a pot of binatas and the seller said it was a rotundifolia, but I don't think so. What do you guys think? Sorry for the bad quality. Do your best.

 

[Not a Number]

Looks like Drosera aliciae

 

[FarmerDave]

yeah, something along those lines.

 

[rockstarcobain]

Well, it is orange, and small. And it's not clumped. I was thinking like slackii, or something, but I don't know. I thought that I had an aliciae, but if that is an aliciae, then my other clump isn't.

 

[Not a Number]

Without a clearer photo it's impossible to make a better ID.

D. aliciae in cultivation appears to have two major forms - one with longer narrower leaves, one with somewhat shorter broader wedge shaped leaves. Color varies from depending on amount of light the plant gets. It may not be clumped if a single plant was replanted and it hasn't seeded or divided. Mine turned a reddish orange when outdoors but the dew production was down so I moved it back to a windowsill. Now it's a green with a slight red tinge, the glands deep red and plenty of dew.

This one is orange:
http://www.sarracenia.com/photos/drosera/dalic03.jpg

 

[rockstarcobain]

That's it. Thanks NAN!!! My other one, that I thought was Aliciae, is Spathulata.

 

[jimscott]

It looks like a D. aliciae. Here's mine, if it helps:

 

[Not a Number]

It could be D. spatulata, but the tips of the leaves are usually more rounded. It could be D. slackii or half a dozen other rosetted Drosera.

Again a better photo would help. Details like the relative length of the petioles and tentacles, shape of the stipules etc. are lacking.

Is it flowering?

 

[rockstarcobain]

It is flowering, but they are just little red buds right now. The plant is about the size of a dime. My camera is not working now, so I can't take another picture, but it looks Jim's aliciae only mine is orange and smaller.

 

[Not a Number]

You can root around in BobZ's CP photo finder:

http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/

Or Barry's Galleria Carnivora (hint - go to the help desk)

http://www.sarracenia.com/galleria/galleria.html

Plenty of plant and flower pics in both.

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

My My Hey Hey......

My money's on Drosera aliciae

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

woo hoo! Tamlin's back!!!!!!!!!
i also say D. aliciae. the leaf shape is like mine...but mine have slightly longer leaves.
Alex

 

[jimscott]

My My Hey Hey......

My money's on Drosera aliciae

Neil Young?

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

Hey Hey, My My! LOL, yes, in response to the quote at the bottom of Rockstarcobain's post, Jim....but better yet not to fade away, and not burn out either: more fun over time!

 

[jimscott]

LOL! you're better with the lyrics than I am! "...Southern Man..."