Drosera capillaris ?

[Christian Dietz]

Hi,

Here is another of my most probably wrong labeled Drosera. I bought it as Drosera capillaris. I think it rather is once again Drosera spatulata. Here are the pictures :













Christian

 

[PlantAKiss]

Looks like spatulata to me...definitely not capillaris. I defer to someone elses expertise on a positive ID though.

Thanks for all the pictures. That helps a lot.

Suzanne

 

[schloaty]

Looks exactly like my spatulatas....even the way the flower buds are grouped on the scape... It's a good bet it's spatulata

 

[Spectabilis73]

It's cappilaris. Why? I have some weird reasons:

My spatulata's have smaller spoons compared to the leaf; my cappilaris has larger spoons

My cappilaris has 5-10 flowers on it's scapes, spatulata has 20, usually

I have a strong inner feeling that it's cappilaris

 

[Christian Dietz]

Hi,

The following picture looks like a correctly identified Drosera capillaris to me. This plant looks quite different to mine. So i don't think mine is a drosera capillaris.

http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/Courses....RA6.JPG

Christian

 

[PlantAKiss]

In my experience, capillaris is much redder and also has rounder "spoons" and narrower, straighter stems (like the plant in the link).

It doesn't look like capillaris at all to me. In my opinion you can rule that one out.

There are so many forms of spatulata...and similar looking sundews, you need a finer eye than mine to positively ID it.

 

[Christian Dietz]

Hi,

Here are two more pictures from today :





Maybe it helps..

Christian

 

[Spectabilis73]

my cappilaris is ot red at all

 

[Pressure]

My capillaris isn't red yet, but I am starting to see some pinkish reddish in the new leaves it is producing. I have been giving it 120 watts of artificial light during the day and it gets morning and evening sunlight whenever the sun is coming up and going down. I think it is working.

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

I believe this is D. spatulata, based on the stylistic bifurcation, and the distinctive lighter ring visable in the photo on the petals. It is not D. capillaris. D. capillaris has glabarous scapes and the styles are additionally bifurcated.

Color of the rosettes, and indeed, shape of the lamina are not reliable determinators of themselves, there is too much variability within the species.

 

[Christian Dietz]

Hi,

thnak you for your answers! I already thougt this plant is not Drosera capillaris. One more disappointment....

Tomorrow (Saturday), we will have our annual meeting of the GFP (german carnivorous plants society). Maybe i will be lucky and find a Drosera capillaris.

best wishes

Christian

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

Christian,

I can easily furnish you with seed of several varieties. Please remind me in another week or so, as I am currently waiting for the D. burkeana seed to mature to share with you.