Sometimes it seems like I'm always posting about the same plants. Today I decided to check out a few species that I haven't paid much attention to lately.
Drosera collinsiae has been looking weirdly unhappy for the past month or two.
![There are some plants that just sulk. This seems to be one of them. Drosera collinsiae.](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/565/22899909681_d1a479e0ea_c.jpg) |
At least the Utricularia bisquamata is going strong! |
It looks sort of the way it does when it's heat stressed but that's definitely not the problem right now. This has never been a very vigorous plant in my conditions though, so it could be anything really. I wish it would perk up though!
The neighboring
Drosera affinis is doing much better.
![Don't even get me started on D. madagascariensis, those things look like such a mess right now. Drosera affinis.](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/772/22267630853_b93a3f3cb7_c.jpg) |
Quite dainty. I like it. |
I don't mention it much, but I really like this species. Its stem-forming habit is great – distinctive, but not ridiculous like
Drosera madagascariensis. It's an elegant, delicate-looking plant.
I dug out some of the moss from around
Drosera brevifolia so it can have a bit more room now.
![I don't wanna lose this plant! The seeds I sowed a bit back don't look like they're gonna germinate. Drosera brevifolia.](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/673/22888774735_25dbe43283_c.jpg) |
Maybe I can feed this guy again soon and encourage flowering. |
I hope I didn't damage the roots in doing so. I really need to get this plant to flower one more time so I can start a new pot and throw this one out. That
Sphagnum is really awful stuff, very dense and stiff. It just totally swallows up plants and doesn't even look nice.
I got this long-armed form of
Drosera capillaris in the last NASC auction because I liked the location data: Tate's Hell Swamp, FL. It's actually a really handsome plant though!
![At first I thought the location was "Long-arm Tate's Hell Swamp", and I loved the idea that there was some guy named Long-arm Tate that got a swamp named after him. I later realized that this was a long-arm form of D. capillaris. Still a pretty legit name though. Drosera capillaris long-arm (Tate's Hell Swamp).](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/682/22862806056_73647e54f1_c.jpg) |
Wonderfully dewy. Great plant! |
That's one of the best red colors in my collection, and it's supporting a really large amount of leaves. Very vigorous plant, I like it a lot.
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