Various sundews

Sometimes I feel like posting about my sundews but lack a good unifying theme for the post. This is one of those times.

There are actually 3 flower stalks in my Drosera madagascariensis pot. I've had to add some more straws into the pot for support.

I guess the D. madagascariensis are doing pretty well.

It's a little hard to see (click the picture for higher resolution), but there's a flower stalk silhouetted against the label on the left, and also one against the yellow straw (and of course the tall one up top). It's gonna be pretty touch-and-go for a while until these are done blooming, but then think of all the seed!

A few weeks ago I took a trip up to California Carnivores and picked up a pot of Drosera spatulata 'Kanto'.

The moss in this pot is really deep and turf-like.

It has acclimated to my conditions really well, and is coloring up nicely, in addition to getting some good dew production. Also, it's begun to flower!

The flower stalk is hard to see cause it's thin and the same color as the plant.

It has happened several times that I've acquired plants and had them begin to flower within a couple weeks of entering my collection. I think it has to do with all the light I provide, but maybe I'm just flattering myself.

There's some more weirdness over in my Drosera filiformis pot.

Little D. filiformis plantlet.

There's a little offset forming off the base of the (hopefully) dormant plant. I've stopped trying to figure out what these plants are up to. I think I'm just going to ignore them and hope for the best.

My Drosera natalensis seedlings are finally putting on some size after having been fed a couple times.

Things are filling out around here.

Also, the larger seedlings are well-spaced throughout the pot, which is nice, since they won't be all crammed together like some other seeds I've started have been. If I had more time and was better about feeding these guys regularly I bet they'd start exploding about now. I should really feed my collection again.

Finally, here are a few Drosera aliciae seedlings.

The moss has a head start but I bet the sundews will take over soon enough.

I scattered seeds on this pot when I decided I didn't want to bother packetizing the rest. It was never covered, and just sat out in the tray. I think they took a bit longer to germinate than other seeds I've done, but here we are! I should start feeding these guys.

Anyway, that's what's going on in my collection. What's up in yours?