>>(Barry wrote:)
>>Am I the only one who is absolutely fascinated by
>>_D.heterophylla_?
>>This is the only _Drosera_ which has neither four or five
>>petals---it has ten or more! And it also has approximately the
>>same number of anthers. My plant is flowering now and it is very
>>strange to see.
>
>Some of us are intersted but need to wait for the plant to get
>larger than last year's 5cm. Come on winter!
I've only ever seen this plant from Allen Lowrie's photos, but it is indeed
a very attractive plant. I was going to buy some seed, but the lure of
a reddish D.gigantea won me over... ;-)
It would be interesting to try hybridising with this species - although I
haven't heard of any tuberous Drosera hybrids being grown.
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