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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 3, 2009 11:34:16 GMT -5
Hello Friends, Here's a few decent macro shots of my Drosera lanata "wooly" in flower. This is truly the "hairiest" form of this species I've ever grown, which is why it was selected as one of the parents in the Drosera kennealyi X Drosera lanata hybrid I made last year. Please enjoy!  Happy Growing, Brian.    |
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Post by maxposwillo on Feb 3, 2009 20:00:25 GMT -5
Hey Brian,
Great looking plant! Nice macros too!
Happy Growing,
Max
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Post by khoas on Feb 4, 2009 2:11:23 GMT -5
Very fine photos of an very interesting plant. I remember, sometime back, it was mention that the woolly sundew are related to pygmy sundews. I could not help noticing similarity in the flower structure and the leaves shape. Those white hairs show how hot and dry it get its natural habit. Brian do you grow it in full sun?
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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 4, 2009 5:46:28 GMT -5
Hi khoas,
Yes I do, along with all of my D. falconeri and other Petiolaris complex Drosera. They seem to love it very HOT and my greenhouse can reach 95- 100F easily in Summer, but they flourish and want it hotter it seems!
But then again, I've grown D. paradoxa outdoors through freezing temps, but all others come inside under lights for the Winter...
Happy Growing,
Brian.
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Post by jcreef on Feb 5, 2009 13:08:26 GMT -5
Very nice Brian, So this is the parent of 'Wooly Booly'?  Love the fuzz, and great looking flowers! Warmest Regards and Happy growing, -Jc Miami, Fl |
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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 6, 2009 5:54:45 GMT -5
Hi JC, Yes! It is the "father", so to speak... Happy Growing, Brian. |
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Post by daniel on Feb 6, 2009 14:18:11 GMT -5
Hi Brian,
nice pictures, really very wooly. ;D
In my opinion the flowers of most of the petiolaris Drosera are looking nearly identical, the differences are not so big as in the south American or SA species.
Best regards,
Dani
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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 6, 2009 21:11:31 GMT -5
Hi Dani, Yes, I've also noticed that D. falconeri, D. kennealyi, and D. lanata have very similiar flowers, just slight differences in scapes... I'm beginning to wonder if D. kennealyi is just a natural hybrid between a long-leaved D. petiolaris form and D. falconeri! Brian. |
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Post by andreas on Feb 7, 2009 10:28:49 GMT -5
Hi,
this assumption has also been discussed among some German Petiolariscomplex growers. And if I´m right Andreas Fleischmann supported the thesis of a natural hybrid between D. petiolaris and D. falconeri.
Regards,
Andreas
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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 9, 2009 5:39:48 GMT -5
Hi Andreas,
I firmly believe that is possible...
Me and a friend created a D. falconeri X D. paradoxa hybrid last year. The resulting plants are identical to D. kennealyi! ;D
Very interesting...
Happy Growing,
Brian.
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Post by andreas on Feb 9, 2009 9:45:32 GMT -5
A cross between Falconeri and Paradoxa looks identical to D. kenneallyi?  Now I´m surprised! Because I grow a hybrid created by Sean Samia ("Petiolaris-Sean") called D. x 'Ladle' which is a cross between Falconeri and Paradoxa! And that hybrid is looking like a D. falconeri with shovel-shaped trap leaves. In other words, the leaves are much bigger than on D. kenneallyi. I have photos of my plant (D. x 'Ladle'), of course. Will show them when I´m back at home tonite. And here they are!!    The shovel-shaped laminae are between 1cm and 1.5cm in diametre. The leaf blades of D. kenneallyi are flatter and smaller in my experience. But of course there´s some similarity with Kenneallyi.  Travis Wyman guessed D. kenneallyi may be a retrogressive hybrid of D. falconeri and D. petiolaris and on its way to establish as a true species. Now, Brian, show us how your cross of D. falconeri and D. paradoxa looks like. Ich fresse einen Besen, wenn die genauso aussieht wie D. kenneallyi! ;D Greetings, Andreas |
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Post by Brian Barnes on Feb 10, 2009 17:02:06 GMT -5
Hi Andreas, To me, those look like a form D. falconeri... ;D Note how the leaves on the outside of the rosette are "shovel-shaped"  Steve Stewart is growing the hybrids I spoke of, since the D. paradoxa parent was his, and they are pretty small now. I will post photos once they get a little more size on them... Happy Growing, Brian. |
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Post by daniel on Feb 12, 2009 20:01:11 GMT -5
Hi hi, yes, Andreas, your plant looks to me also like a form of D. falconeri, much too similar for a hybrid. Are you sure it should be a hybrid? How big are the leafes, do you have a picture from the hole rosette? BTW, the D. falconeri i´ve received from you is really growing fantastic, it´s still growing and shows no signs of starting dormacy. Best regards, Dani |
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Love the fuzz, and great looking flowers!
Now I´m surprised! Because I grow a hybrid created by Sean Samia ("Petiolaris-Sean") called D. x 'Ladle' which is a cross between Falconeri and Paradoxa! And that hybrid is looking like a D. falconeri with shovel-shaped trap leaves. In other words, the leaves are much bigger than on D. kenneallyi. 
