Drosera filiformis leaf cutting time-lapse
A time-lapse of a threadleaf sundew (D. filiformis) plantlet emerging from a submerged leaf cutting. My longest time-lapse yet at just under 2 months. The video is equivalent to 155,500…
An occurrence of Drosera peltata in Victoria
Drosera peltata occurs in moist coastal heathland in East Gippsland, on the Victorian side of the border with NSW. The plants here are mostly tall (>30cm) with well-spaced inflorescences held…
The Drosera binata wall
In the gullies of the Blue Mountains, the creeks erode the variously porous layers of sandstone, forming seepages out of the rockface. Drosera binata colonises these seepages, sometimes to incredible…
Post-fire blooming of Drosera binata in Budderoo National Park
Following a prescribed burn in March, the Drosera binata in Budderoo National Park were induced to bloom en mass in December 2021. The burn cleared a creek gully of its…
Multi-stemmed red Drosera auriculata from the peaks of the Grampians
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 barkeri in SE Melbourne
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…
Terracotta seepage planter spring update
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,…
(Another) Hybrid Between Drosera auriculata and D. gunniana
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 grows in acidic substrates
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…
Drosera macrantha in the Perth Hills
Large stands of Drosera macrantha grow around the granite outcrops of the Darling Scarp.