Drosera and some extremely rare tuberous

[grandmaster]

Drosera binata- fly Gotcha!

Drosera binata complex groups from different areas.

Drosera gigantea ssp. gigantea baby plant- AL

Drosera huegelii

Drosera huegelii leaf

Drosera lowrie

Drosera macrophylla ssp.macrophylla

Drosera macrophylla ssp.macrophylla flower close up








More later.

[shawnintland]

Wow, great plants Grandmaster! I particularly like the closeup of the Drosera huegelii leaf as I'd never seen this before. Are these native to Australia? Looking forward to hearing/seeing more from you! Welcome to PP!

[grandmaster]

They are all very native to Australia. Drosera huegelii is one of my favriotes, it is the only species that hangs it's leafs in that fashion.

Drosera macrophylla ssp. macrophylla in flower

Drosera macrophylla ssp.monantha a rare species in captivity

Drosera macrophylla ssp.monantha flower close up

Drosera peltata - FH

Drosera radicans- another rare species in culture

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rosera ramellosa

Drosera stolonifera ssp. rupicola

The big boys left to right, Drosera macrantha ssp. macrantha, Drosera pallida, Drosera intricata, Drosera erythrogyne



More to come.

[grandmaster]

First off Drosera erythrogyne, the worlds largest Drosera at over 3 meters tall but it has some of the smallest leaves!. This species is Extremley rare in culture and only found in a few collections.

Drosera zonaria, not very good so I will try to get a better shot at a later date.

[shawnintland]

Again, great to see these species that (I believe) most of us never get a chance to see! That D. zonaria looks like an aerial view of a fountain! How much of a rarity is it to find that one? It's another 'first timer' for me to see and I love it! I think you are gonna be real popular in the Drosera section of this forum grandmaster!
Shawn

[grandmaster]

Drosera zonaria can be purchased from Allen Lowrie for a meer $9.

[TS]

So sad that we won't be able to grow them in the tropic.
Mind to tell how you keep them during winter? And why do they require cool winter to thrive? How the plant react or look like during winter? Sorry, so many questions.

[David]

grandmaster,

I echo what everyone else is saying... Your plants are simply beautiful. Can't get my eyes off D. lowrie and D. zonaria. So unique and beautiful. Can give a little explanation on how you grow them and what is their requirement? Thanks

[grandmaster]

Reqirements are simple

Soil: 50/50 peat/sand
light:lots of
water:lots of when they are growing and when they die back ease of the water untill they are dormant, when they are dormant no water what so ever.

Because they are Tuberous Drosera they are from W.A. they are temperate plants that require seasons to indicate growth, flowering, dieing back ect. They grow during the winter in W.A. because the summers here are hot and dry and the winters are cool and wet, they go into dormancy during summer so six months of the year you see no growth past the soil surface.

[bactrus]

I have been trying to germinate a batch of D gigantea seeds since March. Looking forward... fingers cross. After what I have read above. I am still hopping.