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Drosera petiolaris ‘Daru, Papua New Guinea’

curiousplant — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:32:26 +0000

This form of Drosera petiolaris was originally collected from the Daru region of Papua New Guinea. It is a rare location to see in cultivation. The plants typically produce white hairs along their leaves while young and then become mostly hairless as the plants mature. D. petiolaris was originally collected in 1770 by Banks and read more >

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Drosera ordensis x falconeri

curiousplant — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:00:10 +0000

Drosera ordensis x falconeri is a sundew hybrid from the Petiolaris Complex. These plants display strong characteristics of the mother plant, D. ordensis and become densely covered in white hairs which provide protection from sun and dry heat. The parent plants are native to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. *This plant ships bare root*

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Drosera aff. ordensis ‘Kingston Rest – very wide leaf’

curiousplant — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:55:23 +0000

This form of Drosera aff. ordensis was originally collected in the Kingston Rest area of Australia and grows very wide leaves. The plants are densely covered in white hairs that provide protection from the sun and dry heat by keeping the leaves cool and reducing water loss.

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Drosera derbyensis x ordensis

curiousplant — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:41:33 +0000

This Drosera derbyensis x ordensis hybrid was created right here at Curious Plant! The offspring appear to have the strongest resemblance to the mother plant (D. derbyensis) with narrow petioles and light orange/red leaves. *See size information below*

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Drosera ordensis ´Timber Creek, NT´

curiousplant — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:45:07 +0000

Drosera ordensis is a member of the petiolaris complex, it gets it’s nickname the “Wooly Sundew” from the white hairs covering the leaf petioles. The hairs provide protection from the sun and dry heat by keeping the leaves cool and reducing water loss. *See size information below*

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Drosera derbyensis ‘Gibb River Road, Kimberley, WA’

curiousplant — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:27:52 +0000

Drosera derbyensis is a member of the petiolaris complex, it gets it's nickname the "Wooly Sundew" from the white hairs covering the leaf petioles. The hairs provide protection from the sun and dry heat by keeping the leaves cool and reducing water loss. *This plant ships bare root*

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