Sundews
| New Zealand Temperates | North American Temperate | Pygmy | South African Temperate |
| South African Tropical | South American | Australian Tuberous | Australian Non-Tuberous |
I am in the middle of completely researching the Drosera's. The following list is far from complete -- it only includes plants that I found mentioned on the internet or in more than one source. Out of all my Sources, Allen Lowrie's books and the CP Database proved to be the most useful. Other useful sources are Tony Camilleri's book, Carnivorous Plants and Peter D'Amato's The Savage Garden. I gave credit to anyone who helped me out in the plants' specific area.
Pygmy
Drosera Very
Unorganized!
androsacea,
callistos, dichrosepala, drummondii, glanduligera, grievei, lasiantha,
leucoblasta, miniata, nitidula,
occidentalis, omissa, paleacea, platystigma, pulchella, pycnoblasta, pygmaea,
scorpioides, sewelliae
South
African Tropical Drosera
affinis (?),
collinsiae, indica, madagascariensis
Australian Tuberous
Drosera
Very
Unorganized!
andersoniana,
auriculata, bicolor, browniana, bulbigena, bulbosa, erythrorhiza,
gigantea, heterophylla,
huegelii, macrantha, macrophylla (subsp. monantha), marchantii,
menziesii, microphylla, modesta, myriantha, neesii, orbiculata, pallida, peltata,
planchonii, platypoda, praefolia, prostratoscaposa, ramellosa, rosulata, stolonifera,
subhirtella, sulphurea, thysanosepala, whittakeri, zonaria
Australian
Non-Tuberous Drosera (Annuals,
Tropicals, Temperates)
adalae, arcturi,
banksii, binata, burmanii, hamiltonii, indica, lanata, ordensis, petiolaris, prolifera, schizandra,
spathulata, subtilis
Drosera
of Unknown Origin, or lacking info.
-- Please e-mail me with any information you have on this ' orphans ' !
pilosa
Drosera is an interesting group of carnivorous plants. It's a plant genus with about 126 species, with most located in Australia (More species are being discovered, so it is possibly more than 126 by the time I write this). Instead of tubs, pitchers, or closing traps, Sundews' leaves have small sticky tentacles that capture the prey. Once an insect gets stuck on one or more of these sticky 'fingers', they struggle to get free, only to get more tangled in the adjoining tentacles. Sundews sense their prey, and will wrap the leaf around the insect, to ensure capture & begin digestion. The tentacles digest and absorb as much as the insect as they can before unfolding -- the insect exoskeleton remains on the leaf, which isn't too attractive.
I have some D. capensis, D. adalea, Drosrea regia and one mystery plant labeled D. x nagamato. I am starting to have better success with these plants outside, and I hope to expand my collection.
Drosera capensis leaves, without
and with prey
Drosera capensis Bloom
A Double-Bloom on Drosera capensis!
Cool shot of tentacles wrapping the prey!
Last Update 07/30/01
Since 2/22/2000