Some petiolaris complex plants

[Cindy]

D. broomensis


D. derbyensis


D. paradoxa "Drysdale" turned all red!


D. paradoxa "typical" cutting which is starting to grow


D. paradoxa "stem forming"

[kentosaurs]

Hi Cindy

Nice droseras!!!!!!!!!............Looks like you grow them all under some sort of lighting...So i heard some droseras need dormancy or dying back.....What methods or do you even do anything or just leave them be and they continue growing so wonderfully..Another thing is whats the difference in taxonomy between D paradoxa drysdale and the typical form...I mean is there any difference or is it just where they came from.

Ken

[Cindy]

Ken, I have no idea but D. paradoxa don't go dormant for me under flourescent lights. However, at my balcony it does. The reason is probably because the sun shifts away during the end of the year while during the hot months, the balcony becomes very bright. Under light there is more consistency.

I can probably tell if I have the plants side by side but it is harden to pinpoint the differences between the two forms of paradoxa. Drysdale isn't the only one which can turn all red for me, so will the typical form.

[Cindy]

Ken,

I looked through my photos of the typical and Drysdale and found that the latter seems more packed with leaves i.e. the plant looks more compact and not so sparse.