Sundews & Rainbow Plants!

Drosera badgerupii

Pygmy Drosera produce tons of gemmae, and they all produce gemmae at the exact wrong time for me to ship them out. (Gemmae cannot survive freezing temperatures very well and they're almost all produced between late December and early March for me...right when temperatures are at or near 0 Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius). As a consequence, I'm going to have a lot of little pygmy Drosera for sale and trade this spring/summer (and it's almost that time of year!!!).

Drosera pulchella "White Flower"

So many gemmae! I've really got to work to start separating out plants and getting them set. My guess is that pygmy Drosera will be something that I have a lot of come this year's NECPS show.

Drosera graomogolensis

Well, this plant has been doing alright, but it's starting to look a little beat up. I'm thinking of repotting it into a larger pot than the one it came in and putting it in a mixture of lfs and perlite instead of sphagnum and perlite. I am hopeful that will result in the wonderful look that I've seen in so many of the plants my fellow NECPS members grow. I certainly would appreciate pointers from those of you who grow this species well.

Byblis liniflora

I started up a ton of Byblis liniflora seeds in my lowland tent. Apparently, they've started to attract some insects which I didn't even know were in my tent. Well, that's good. I'm hoping these plants do well and bloom profusely for me. I had a host of other species, but lost them in a surprise frost last fall. (They were all growing outside). I'm planning on keeping these ones warm and inside. (I'm always experimenting to see what can and can't be grown outside, so some plants do go through a bit of abuse before settling into their permanent place).

Drosera nidiformis

One of my favorite little sundews and certainly one of the easiest in the collection, if not the easiest, is Drosera nidiformis. It tolerates a wide range of temperatures (although it does die back if subjected to freezing temperatures), a wide range of pot moistures, a wide range of potting media, and does not have the habit of producing copious amounts of seed at inopportune times, unlike a certain other South African species.