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MFS
Well, the Drosera auriculata have finished flowering and they have started to turn black and disintegrate. Now is the turn of Drosera pygmaea, which I noticed yesterday had started to flower after a spell of warm weather.
Unlike the D. auriculata, which are spread throughout the block and particularly in drier soil in heath and under trees, D. pygmaea is restricted to wet banks on the uphill side of paths and the banks of a seasonal small creek (more of a seep).

Here is a detail of a small rosette clump, growing under the shade of a tree (hence they're not totally red):





And some details of the flower (same plant). Apologies for the dark pictures, the photos are handheld and it was overcast:




Finally a non-CP surprise: Duck orchids, Caleana major:

Stefano
Beautiful plants, you are certainly a lucky man to have CPs growing in your own back garden! yes.gif
jimscott
Nice colour!
UtricSeb
Nice to see it in-situ. Thanks for sharing. Do you have a picture of the habitat?
MFS
Well it's totally overcast today but I'll see how I go.
MFS
Here is a photo of my back yard, where the D. auriculata, D. pygmaea and orchids grow.

You can see it's very wet year round where there are rushes growing. The drier areas have the orchids, lots of Stylidium graminifolium (trigger plants) and D. auriculata. The wetter areas have D. pygmaea. I run the slasher once a year in autumn to keep the dense scrub down and encourage the rarer, heathland plants. Fire would have done this naturally, but let's say I'm not really comfortable with fire so close to the house! laugh.gif

Sebulon
That duck orchid is so cute! nyam.gif

Australia is so full of all kinds of neat plants, I think you are lucky to live there! It seems like whole Australia is so full of life! Maybe I should move there when Im done with my studies. laugh.gif

Greetings,
Jarkko
Alexander Nijman
I think when you mowe that bracken ones or twice a year and remove the clippings you get much more orchids and other nice stuff. Here in natureserves they do that to enhance the number of rare plants. Nice privet naturerserve you get there downunder!

Alexander
QUOTE (MFS @ 28th November 2009 - 05:52 AM) *
Here is a photo of my back yard, where the D. auriculata, D. pygmaea and orchids grow.

You can see it's very wet year round where there are rushes growing. The drier areas have the orchids, lots of Stylidium graminifolium (trigger plants) and D. auriculata. The wetter areas have D. pygmaea. I run the slasher once a year in autumn to keep the dense scrub down and encourage the rarer, heathland plants. Fire would have done this naturally, but let's say I'm not really comfortable with fire so close to the house! laugh.gif

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