Hi,

today i will start with pictures of D. cistiflora from Southafrica. We have found so many different forms of that plants, that i cannot show them all at once! So, i will do it location by location. I will start with forms from the Silvermine Nature Reserve and will update this thread with other locations from time to time.








Christian

How tall is that?

I like that wide stem leaves, my plants have them very narrow.

Dear Christian,

thanks a lot for sharing.

I had the opportunity to see many pictures of this kind from the nature. Is it a very widespread species in southern Africa. Due to the large extension is not surprising that this sort of very variable. Whether it is the color of flowers, stem length and width of leaves. I have in my collection both form of leaf (wide and narrow form) and each behaves somewhat differently. I would not be surprised "description" of new species. African sundews would certainly deserve more botanical research.

Picture of Dorsera cistiflora will be also represented at the exhibition Carnivorous plants and their biotopes, which will be held in the Botanic Gardens in Liberec. In March will be also presented catalog about exhibition in english language.

(it will be about 130 pictures of carnivorous plants from around the world)

Hi,

the plants are usually somewhere between 15-30cm tall. As already mentioned there are lots of forms, almost every plant looks a bit different.

I will continue with some whiteflowered plants from a location near Darling.















Christian

Brilliant, sundews tall enough to compete with grass. Thanks for sharing.

Those purple and mauve flowers around them are spectacular!

Thanks for sharing.

This is certainly one of the most beautiful Drosera!! Did you have a chance to see the dark purple form? It's my favorite... :)


Fernando

Hi Fernando,

no, we sadly did not see the purple form, that you have shown some time ago here in the forum.

Btw, the blue flowered plants are Geissorhiza radians. Does anyone on this planet grow that plant?

Some more pictures from that location near Darling:









regards,
Christian

Hello,

still from Darling.











Christian

Wow very nice drosera!
Is it very difficult to grow??

Both pics and plants are really stunning. The flowers are amazing!
Thanks for showing us these.
Did the plants tend to grow in wet soil or more near drier patches?
I find that these plants don't like to be wet for extended periods under my conditions.

Nadja

Hi Christian,

great pictures, a really very nice looking species.
What a pity that you have not found the dark purple form.

Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

Dani

woooooooow is a really beautiful plant! and see it in nature is a spectacle!

Spectacular plants and pics!



No, it's quite easy if you have a little experience with tuberous Drosera

Hi,

here are the last pictures from Darling.













Christian

Makes you wonder how the seedlings could possibly get a foothold amongst the dense grasses and herbs. I guess they sit there waiting for a fire?

Sean: You can see the occasional cattle or sheep hoof print in the photos. That's often how meadow plants get established, being kind of the equivalent of a fallen tree gap in a mature forest.
Miguel.

Hi,

here are some pictures of a northern form of this plant from the Cedar Mountains. This one is different to most of the other forms by having upright basal leafs (looks a bit like some forms of D. ascendens) as well as almost no leaf on the flower stalks. All plants of that species in the Cedar Mountains have been deep red!





















Christian

Great! I was aware of this "form" but didn't know what it looks like. Thank you for those pics.
It looks like a transition form between Drosera cistiflora and Drosera alba.

Regards

Aymeric

Very nice and very interesting form.

That second form is very cool! Great pictures as always.

Fantastic! This form really looks like D.alba !

Hi,

here is a more typical form (whatever that means within this species) also from the Cedar Mountains







regards,
Christian