D. Binata Flower Picture

[rsivertsen]

In Australia, there are mostly 3 or 4 varieties of D. binata, the "T" form, (which is the rarest in the wild, but was the most common in cultivation for decades), the large green/orange form, which is the most common form in the wild, and the "multifida" series, including the "extreme" form that can produce up to 18 points, and some have produced 32! Most of these are self-sterile for some reason, and will not self pollinate.

There are some "multifida" plants that have been cross pollinated with either the "T" form or another form which have produced pants that are self fertile, and I happen to have one of those plants, and it spreads like a weed! It looks a little like the "T" form when it's small, but eventually forms those forked binate leaves. - Rich