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Thought I should start a new post rather than follow one from the last, due to the number of pics.

These were taken yesterday on my parent’s 21 acre property just outside of Melbourne. Its been raining a bit so the ground looks much wetter than it usually is. All of these are growing on a Sth facing slope (Southern hemisphere).

This is just to show a bit of how the area looks. You can make out some of the red patches:

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These show some of the patches:

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In all there is probably about 5 acres of Whittakeri. My parents bought the place about 9 years ago. It had cattle running on it just prior to them buying it and the pastures and bush were in a terrible state. A pair of horsed is all that has been run since and they have been fenced out of any area we know has Drosera (and Green-hood orchids). In fact they are trying to get much of the pasture to revegitate naturally with indigenous plants. Over the 9 years the number and area that Whittakeri appears has increased dramatically, with this year seeming to be a bumper crop.

Now for some close-ups:

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Hope you enjoyed!

AJ

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Nice to see the variation in colouration even though they all seem to grow in an exposed sunny aspect. I notice evidence of kangaroos visiting the area too. Obviously the fencing doesn't keep them out. The area looks to be the perfect habitat for Drosera peltata var. foliosa. They appreciate the grassy open areas and are seldom found in dense bushland (a bit like the kangaroos).

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Guest AaronJ

Hey Sean,

Yes, the Roos are frequent visitors at this time of the year. I wondered if anyone would recognise the droppings ;-)

Fencing is just standard cattle/horse fencing, so not a chance of hindering the Roos' access!!!

AJ

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Chug,

Only orchid we have found on the property is Pterostylis nutans, though I believe on the property across the road there are more.

The Nutans are just appearing now and this year I'll do a thorough search to see if any other species can be found.

AJ

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I'd be very surprised if you could not also find Sun orchids (Thelymitra spp.) on the property as well.

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Guest Andreas Eils

Oh, I wish I would own such a pasture.... :wink: =P~

Very nice! I like this species very much and have so far only one small tuber of subsp. aberrans. I´m curious whether it´ll come back again after dormancy.

Darn! How do I get to Australia! :D

Cheers, Andy

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Very nice Aaron... a wonderful view and you and parents are very lucky indeed.. I cannot say how envious I am :wink: considering it is on your property does your growlist run into the hundreds of thousands?? :D

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Amazing and beautiful :D .

Finding Drosera in one's garden seems like fantasies to me. But then again, i do not live In Australia.

Thanks for sharing Aaron.

François.

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