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Drosera: species, varieties and forms
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Drosera
adelae
Origin: Tropical rainforests of Queensland, Australia.
Description: This species grows best in filtered
sunlight or under florescent lights (good terrarium
plant).
Hardiness: Zone 10.
Price: $8.00
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Drosera aliciae
Origin: Cape Province
of South Africa.
Description: Circular rosette-type species with
a diameter of up to 3 in (8 cm). Older specimens form
clumps.
Hardiness: Zone 9
Price: $6.00
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Drosera anglica
Origin: Europe, Japan,
and North America including Alaska. Often occurs alongside
Drosera rotundifolia.
Description: The paddle-shaped leaves form a
small rosettes of 2 in - 3 in (5 - 7 cm) in diameter.
Hardiness: Zone 5
Price: $6.00 - sold out -
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Drosera binata
Origin: Australia and
New Zealand
Description: The leaves of this fork-leaved species
form an upright 'Y' shape up to 1 ft (30 cm) tall.
Hardiness: Zone 9 *Note: this species has
over-wintered outdoors in the Pacific northwest (zone
8)
Price: $7.00
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Drosera
capensis 'Typical'
Origin: Cape area of South Africa, which
is the most southern region of the continent.
Description: A clump-forming sundew with raised
leaves up to 6 in (15 cm) long. Red glands, pink flowers.
Hardiness: Zone 9 *Note: this species has over-wintered
outdoors in our carnivorous bog garden (zone 8)
Price: $7.50
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Drosera
capensis 'Alba'
Origin: Cape area of South Africa, which
is the most southern region of the continent.
Description: A clump-forming sundew with raised
leaves up to 6 in (15 cm) long. White glands, white
flowers.
Hardiness: Zone 9 *Note: this species has over-wintered
outdoors in our carnivorous bog garden (zone 8)
Price: $8.00
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Drosera
capensis 'Red'
Origin: Cape area of South Africa, which
is the most southern region of the continent.
Description: A clump-forming sundew with raised
leaves up to 6 in (15 cm) long. Deep red plant, pink
flowers.
Hardiness: Zone 9 *Note: this species has over-wintered
outdoors in our carnivorous bog garden (zone 8)
Price: $8.50
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Drosera dichotoma 'Giant'
Origin: Australia
Description: A large fork-leaved sundew. The
leaves branch into multiple clumps; good for hanging
baskets.
Hardiness: Zone 9 *Note: This species has survived
a mild west coast winter in an outdoor bog.
Price: $11.50
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Drosera falconeri
Origin: Northern Territory
of coastal Australia.
Description: Rather weird-looking. Short stubby
petioles with big oblong sticky traps on the ends.
Hardiness: Zone 12. We're talking really tropical
here: 30 - 35 daytime Celsius. Hot & Humid, bright light.
Price: $18.00
- Sold out -
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Drosera filiformis ssp. tracyi
Origin: The gulf states
of southeastern USA.
Description: The long, thread-like leaves of
this species, up to 10 in (25 cm) in length, are held
vertically.
Hardiness: Zone 8 - 9. *D. filiformis occurs
as far north as New England, but ssp. tracyi is not
as cold-tolerant.
Price: $8.50
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Drosera intermedia
Origin: Temperate forms
are indigenous to Europe and eastern North America,
from Newfoundland to Florida.
Description: This species produces a 1.5 - 2
in (4 - 5 cm) rosette of paddle-shaped blades atop a
short stem.
Hardiness: Zone 5
Price: $9.75 - sold out -
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Drosera
kennealyi (Lab says: kennealyii)
Origin: Northern Territory of coastal Australia.
Description: Long, thin petioles with round sticky
traps at the end of the petioles.
Hardiness: Zone 12 (see D. falconeri). 30 - 35
daytime Celsius. Hot & Humid, bright light.
Price: $13.50 - Sold out -
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Drosera lanata
Origin: Northern Territory
of coastal Australia.
Description: This wooly sundew displays a dense
rosette formed by a plethora of slender, silvery petioles.
Hardiness: Zone 12 (see D. falconeri). 30 - 35 daytime
Celsius. Tropical! Hot & Humid, bright light.
Price: $13.50
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Drosera multifida 'Extrema'
Origin: Southern Queensland,
Australia.
Description: This multiple-branched leaves are
up to 1 ft (30 cm) in length. Looks best in a hanging
basket.
Hardiness: Zone 9
Price: $9.75
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Drosera rotundifolia
Origin: Europe, Japan,
and North America including Alaska.
Description: A small, rosette-forming species
with a diameter of 2 in up to 5 in (5 - 13 cm).
Hardiness: Zone 4
Price: $6.00
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Drosera spathulata
Origin: Australia,
New Zealand, and southern Japan.
Description: A low-growing species. The spoon-shaped
leaves form small rosettes of 1 in - 2 in (2.5 - 5 cm)
Hardiness: Zone 9
Price: $7.50
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Drosera x tokaiensis
Origin:
Said to be a natural hybrid of D. rotundifolia x D. spatulata
in Japan. We await further nomenclature.
Description:
Hardiness: Zone 9 (not frost-hardy)
Price: $7.00
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Drosera venusta
Origin:
South Africa.
Description: Rosette-type species with a diameter
of up to 3 in (8 cm). Oval traps with bright red tentacles.
Hardiness: Zone 9 (not frost-hardy)
Price: $8.50
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