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Drosera cistiflora in Southafrica


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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.

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Christian

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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)

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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.

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Christian

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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:

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regards,

Christian

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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

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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?

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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!

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Christian

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