The purple-flowered bladderworts of SE Australia are closely related and hybrids occasionally occur where two species grow together. In this large swamp in the Grampians, both Utricularia barkeri and U.…
In the peaks of the Grampians, the cold weather results in an interesting branched morphology and stunning red colour in Drosera auriculata. It is not common for temperatures to dip…
Utricularia violacea is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to southern Australia. The species derives its name from its violet coloration. The blooms are relatively small in size, typically reaching around half…
High winter rains and an unseasonably cool and wet spring in Melbourne has generated an amazing crop of Utricularia barkeri this year. At this location, the bladderwort grows in ditches…
I've had this seepage planter for around 9 months now and thought I might provide an October update (last post was in July). The Drosera adelae has really taken off,…
In a reserve in SE Melbourne, we found a natural hybrid between Drosera auriculata and D. gunniana. Both parent species grew in intermixed populations, so it's not unusual that the…
Drosera falconeri was first reported in 1980 from a collection near the Finiss River in the Top End of the Northern Territory, where the pH of the soil of the…
Massive vertical swamps occur in the Blue Mountains wherever groundwater from the plateaus seeps out of the sheer valley cliffs. Drosera binata hangs off these walls, enjoying the constantly wet…
Large stands of Drosera macrantha grow around the granite outcrops of the Darling Scarp.
