Mystery Drosera

Mossy Girl

• Jun 16, 2014

• #1

This little guy came to me in a pot of D. spathulata last year. I have a few guesses, and I've had a few people give me different answers. I want to see what you guys have to say.

I don't have a photo of the flower.

 

kulamauiman

• Jun 16, 2014

• #2

Good lighting. Color nice. hard to say on ID. might be another form of D. spatulata. Might need flowers to say for certain....

 

Keith

• Jun 16, 2014

• #3

looks to me like what might happen if hamiltonii and alicae had a baby. Montana var. tomentosa maybe?

 

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Plant Whisperer

• Jun 16, 2014

• #4

I am no expert in rosetted Drosera, or any Drosera, but it looks South African to me. D. aliciae maybe. Or venusta.

 

Not a Number

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• Jun 16, 2014

• #5

Drosera spatuhaha.

 

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Tanukimo

• Jun 16, 2014

• #6

It doesn't look like venusta to me. My venusta has erect leaves and the only time the leaves droop is when they are dead. Maybe it is aliciae.

 

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Plant Whisperer

• Jun 16, 2014

• #7

Tanukimo said:

It doesn't look like venusta to me. My venusta has erect leaves and the only time the leaves droop is when they are dead. Maybe it is aliciae.

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Like I said, I'm no expert.

 

hcarlton

• Jun 16, 2014

• #8

It does look like a dark colored D. tomentosa, actually, with the leaf shape and all. Mine is very similar, if lighter in color.

 

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Robster_24

• Jun 17, 2014

• #9

looks very similar to drosera admirabilis, however I've never seen one that red... so maybe not.

 

Keith

• Jun 17, 2014

• #10

Not a Number said:

Drosera spatuhaha.

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If this turns out to be some weird new hybrid or cultivar, would you kindly name it: Drosera spatuhaha?

And also put me down for two please.

 

Mossy Girl

• Jun 17, 2014

• #11

Thank you, kulamauiman. It's just a little t5 HO, but it does the job. It's outside in the southern sun now, so maybe it will flower.

D. aliciae was my guess, too. And after looking at some photos of admirabilis and venusta, I still think it's aliciae. Guess I'll have to see what/if it flowers.

And yes, if it's some new strange spatulata it'll be spatuhaha lol!

 

jimscott

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• Jun 18, 2014

• #12

Robster_24 said:

looks very similar to drosera admirabilis, however I've never seen one that red... so maybe not.

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That's what I'm thinking, too. For comparison sake, here are some recently received similar sundews:

D. venusta 'cocciacaulis'

D. admirabilis

D. aliciae

 

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Robster_24

• Jun 18, 2014

• #13

Heres a pic of D. Admirabilis "Palmiet River RSA" that I used to have, for comparison,

 

Mossy Girl

• Jun 19, 2014

• #14

Well crap. Now looking at those photos of D. admirabilis, I'm not so sure its aliciae anymore. If it helps, the photos don't show it, but it has a dark green almost forest green shade to the leaves.

 

hcarlton

• Jun 19, 2014

• #15

It's certainly not aliciae. That species tends to have a slight, but noticeable widening at the tip of the leaf, like its relative D. slackii, but not as prominent. I'd still say it looks closer to one of the south American species, the leaf shape fits well.