Drosera ultramafica a new species

[ICPS-bob]

Drosera ultramafica A.Fleischm., A.S.Rob. & S.McPherson, a newly described species from the Philippines, Malaysia and Sulawesi. The formal species description is found at
caliban.ingentaselect.co.uk/fstemp/15e5811d75281fb570ec1e03f2bf23da.pdf
More information and photos are at
www.redfernnaturalhistory.com/new_species/drosera_ultramafica
carnivorousockhom.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-drosera-species-drosera-ultramafica.html

[bluemax]

'Cool-looking plant. I wanna grow it! ;D Do ya think I'd have to add chromium to the soil to get it to survive? Congrats to the dedicated people who have made the discovery, and thanks.

- Mark

[marcel]

Don't know about Chromium, but it looks like it likes Vermiculite in the soilmix..

[Sockhom]

Hi Marcel,

Actually, it's just sand and peat. ;-)

Cheers,

François.

[marcel]

Hi Francois, thanks for the info, but I (and others) had seedlings doing not much and some slowly dying on sand/peat and a little perlite. Another set was on a mix of peat/perlite/vermiculite and those are the plants that grow well.
The seeds were from Mount Victoria, Palawan. Same plant, right?

[Sockhom]

Hi Marcel,

I've got plants from both Mt Victoria and Mt Mantalingahan.
I found these plants to be real highland plants. They grow best in fall and spring in my conditions ; winter is a bit harsh in my garage (down to 6-10°C for several months).
My plants flowered last year but I didn't manage to get seeds. I'll try again this year. Leaf cuttings work: I had some success last summer.

Cheers,

François.