WA 2019: Part 1. Coastal Plains.
Western Australia is home to the greatest number of carnivorous plant species anywhere in the world. The south-west of the state is known for its incredibly varied geography, leading to…
Spring is coming
For a few weeks near the end of winter, both hot and cold dormant carnivorous plants can be found growing together. This location in a national park in northern Sydney…
Drosera peltata in Sydney
Drosera peltata is a winter growing species commonly found around coastal Sydney. It can usually be found growing on seasonally moist moss beds atop sandstone or in shallow peaty deposits.…
Drosera burmannii
Drosera burmannii is a small rosetted sundew widely distributed from Asia to Australia. Drosera burmannii forms a rosette of around 1-3cm in diameter. The species has wedge shaped leaves which…
Drosera burmanni in Sydney
Drosera burmanni is one of the most widespread sundews, with a range reaching from East Asia, through South East Asia to Australia. In Sydney, the plants are limited to a few…
Carnivorous plants of the Blue Mountains
The cliffs of the Blue Mountains are home to six or seven species of carnivorous plants. Water constantly drips down the vertical walls and creates peat accumulations which support these…
Plants in the Wild: Drosera oblanceolata and its Hybrids
Drosera oblanceolata is a species that grows in the South East corner of China and is the country’s only endemic sundew. The form most common in cultivation originates from Lantau Island…
aberrans
Drosera aberrans Species profile
Drosera aberrans is a tuberous sundew found in the south east of mainland Australia in Victoria and South Australia. Drosera aberrans has a small rosette of flat lying leaves around 3-5…
Drosera pygmaea
This pygmy species from eastern Australia forms a rosette of white reflective leaves during its summer dormancy. Where water is available, specimens continue to grow carnivorous leaves.