Guest pshelling Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hello, I am new here. I am writing a paper about the genus Drosera for my biology class and I was hoping that somebody could answer a few questions for me. 1. How endangered are Drosera plants in the wild? 2. How important is cultivation in conservation? 3. In your experience, what are the easiest Drosera to grow? If you answer my questions, I would also like a name, email address, the number of years you have grown carnivorous plants, and the number of species you have grown so that I can cite you according to my teacher's specifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hello, I am new here. I am writing a paper about the genus Drosera for my biology class and I was hoping that somebody could answer a few questions for me.1. How endangered are Drosera plants in the wild? 2. How important is cultivation in conservation? 3. In your experience, what are the easiest Drosera to grow? If you answer my questions, I would also like a name, email address, the number of years you have grown carnivorous plants, and the number of species you have grown so that I can cite you according to my teacher's specifications. 1. Species dependant, ranging from extinct to widespread. 2. Personal View, but not important at all. 3. Capensis, Spathulata, Binata Growing for around 40 years and grown around 150-200 species. Why do you need an email address, is anyone going to contact us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel van den Broek Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Hi, My answers to your questions: 1. Dependant on species, as Manders said, but also on location. Drosera anglica is extremely rare in The Netherlands, but less so in say The UK. 2. I think it can be very important. It depends if you can keep pure species with the locationdata at a good place like longtime growers or even better Botanical gardens. Best thing is of course to protect in habitat, but protecting the genetic spread of a species is always important. 3. Inside: capensis , spathulata, aliciae outside: rotundifolia, binata, filiformis ssp filiformis. Growing for 25 years, about 300 species/subspecies/ hybrids Contactinfo in profile. and good luck with the paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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