Guest AaronJ Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 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: These show some of the patches: 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: Hope you enjoyed! AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AaronJ Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Nice pictures and good to see some people are looking after the land with reveg. :) Do you know what kinds of Greenhood orchids and other native orchids you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AaronJ Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I'd be very surprised if you could not also find Sun orchids (Thelymitra spp.) on the property as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyinsuffolk Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Fantastic set of pictures!!! Its really good to see how these plants grow in the wild - we only ever see them in pots over here! If only Oz was a bit closer......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Nice photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Oh, I wish I would own such a pasture.... =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! Cheers, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Crane Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Very nice Aaron... a wonderful view and you and parents are very lucky indeed.. I cannot say how envious I am considering it is on your property does your growlist run into the hundreds of thousands?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Amazing and beautiful . 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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