Drosera pulchella "orange flower with red veins"
Description
Drosera pulchella is a rosetted pygmy sundew with round, dewy leaves tipped with exceptionally long tentacles. It makes aesthetic rosettes, but is most famous for the huge variety of flower variants in this one species. The flowers can range in color from white, pink, red, or orange depending on the cultivar. Some can have red or darkly colored centers, colorful venation, and petals that can range from thin to wide and can also have a metallic sheen. “Orange flower with red veins” is a variant that has orange flowers with red veins, grows to around 1” in diameter, and can get a yellow-orange coloration to the leaves in bright light. It is a vigorous and fast grower with large, showy flowers. One of the best pygmies!
As a pygmy sundew, it will produce ‘gemmae’ which are tiny modified leaves that appear as geometric circles of buds in the center of the growing point each fall. Each gemma can detach from the main plant and rapidly grow into a new plant (much faster than planting seed).
Drosera pulchella produces tons of very thin, disc-shaped gemmae that are around 1mm in diameter. Adjust the photoperiod to be 9-10 hours in winter, gradually cycling to 14-15 hours in summer. They require proper lighting cues to produce gemmae and to flower in spring.
Plants are potted in 2.5”W x 2.5”D x 3.5”H plastic pots. Plants in photos 2-4 are representative of the plants you will receive. There will be 2+ plants per pot.
Growing Information
Climate: Mediterranean (SW Australia). 40-100F, low to moderate humidity.
Light: Full Sun or 20W per sq ft LED light. Pygmy sundews love bright light.
Water: Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water. Sitting in 0.5”-1” of water using tray method.
Soil: 60% Perlite/Sand:40% Peat Moss. Rinse media with distilled or reverse osmosis water to remove excess salts.
Feeding: Feed leaves with Betta Fish Food Slurry every month or so.
Description
Drosera pulchella is a rosetted pygmy sundew with round, dewy leaves tipped with exceptionally long tentacles. It makes aesthetic rosettes, but is most famous for the huge variety of flower variants in this one species. The flowers can range in color from white, pink, red, or orange depending on the cultivar. Some can have red or darkly colored centers, colorful venation, and petals that can range from thin to wide and can also have a metallic sheen. “Orange flower with red veins” is a variant that has orange flowers with red veins, grows to around 1” in diameter, and can get a yellow-orange coloration to the leaves in bright light. It is a vigorous and fast grower with large, showy flowers. One of the best pygmies!
As a pygmy sundew, it will produce ‘gemmae’ which are tiny modified leaves that appear as geometric circles of buds in the center of the growing point each fall. Each gemma can detach from the main plant and rapidly grow into a new plant (much faster than planting seed).
Drosera pulchella produces tons of very thin, disc-shaped gemmae that are around 1mm in diameter. Adjust the photoperiod to be 9-10 hours in winter, gradually cycling to 14-15 hours in summer. They require proper lighting cues to produce gemmae and to flower in spring.
Plants are potted in 2.5”W x 2.5”D x 3.5”H plastic pots. Plants in photos 2-4 are representative of the plants you will receive. There will be 2+ plants per pot.
Growing Information
Climate: Mediterranean (SW Australia). 40-100F, low to moderate humidity.
Light: Full Sun or 20W per sq ft LED light. Pygmy sundews love bright light.
Water: Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water. Sitting in 0.5”-1” of water using tray method.
Soil: 60% Perlite/Sand:40% Peat Moss. Rinse media with distilled or reverse osmosis water to remove excess salts.
Feeding: Feed leaves with Betta Fish Food Slurry every month or so.
Description
Drosera pulchella is a rosetted pygmy sundew with round, dewy leaves tipped with exceptionally long tentacles. It makes aesthetic rosettes, but is most famous for the huge variety of flower variants in this one species. The flowers can range in color from white, pink, red, or orange depending on the cultivar. Some can have red or darkly colored centers, colorful venation, and petals that can range from thin to wide and can also have a metallic sheen. “Orange flower with red veins” is a variant that has orange flowers with red veins, grows to around 1” in diameter, and can get a yellow-orange coloration to the leaves in bright light. It is a vigorous and fast grower with large, showy flowers. One of the best pygmies!
As a pygmy sundew, it will produce ‘gemmae’ which are tiny modified leaves that appear as geometric circles of buds in the center of the growing point each fall. Each gemma can detach from the main plant and rapidly grow into a new plant (much faster than planting seed).
Drosera pulchella produces tons of very thin, disc-shaped gemmae that are around 1mm in diameter. Adjust the photoperiod to be 9-10 hours in winter, gradually cycling to 14-15 hours in summer. They require proper lighting cues to produce gemmae and to flower in spring.
Plants are potted in 2.5”W x 2.5”D x 3.5”H plastic pots. Plants in photos 2-4 are representative of the plants you will receive. There will be 2+ plants per pot.
Growing Information
Climate: Mediterranean (SW Australia). 40-100F, low to moderate humidity.
Light: Full Sun or 20W per sq ft LED light. Pygmy sundews love bright light.
Water: Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water. Sitting in 0.5”-1” of water using tray method.
Soil: 60% Perlite/Sand:40% Peat Moss. Rinse media with distilled or reverse osmosis water to remove excess salts.
Feeding: Feed leaves with Betta Fish Food Slurry every month or so.