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This is a guide to identifying pygmy Drosera and to show the extreme variation among the species. The first picture of the plant is taken early in the growing season showing the plants at their "best". You can sort of get the scale of the plants by looking at the sand grains. That is 16 mesh silica sand blasting sand in all the photos. The flowers are as close as possible so the details of the flower morphology can be seen. Note the differences in the naughty bits as well as petal shape, color, and pattern. The pot photos ARE to scale. The images show an 8 cm square.

The plants species are verified from Carnivorous Plants of Australia, volume 2 and 3, by Allen Lowrie.

Drosera echinoblastus
The flowers are large for such a small plant, about 2 cm across, and an orange metalic. After blooming the plants enter summer dormancy. It takes a lot of energy to make those flowers and many plants don't survive the effort. I have never gotten seeds so this species may be self-incompatible. It would require crossing two different clones by hand to get seeds.



Drosera ericksoniae
This is a rather large pygmy. It produces seed readily and grows quickly.


Drosera mannii
This species blooms early in the season so the plants don't produce flowers their first year from gemmae.


Drosera nitidula subsp. omissa
A relatively boring plant that has been the mother of many spectacular hybrids. It is quite fecund.


Drosera occidentalis
This plant is tiny. Each flower may produce one or two seeds.
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