Here's a photo of some of my Drosera petiolaris relatives. All were grown from seed and are less than a year old. Starting at the top, center and going clockwise are:
1."D.falconeri" seed received from another CPer as falconeri but clearly NOT falconeri. I have no idea what it is though it is most likely a hybrid. The plant in the photo has been dormant for 2 months. You'll notice the more recent shorter leaves at the center of the plant.
2.D.dilatato-petiolaris, seed received from my buddy Phill from Southern Carnivores of Australia. For those of you who don't know, Phill sells high quality plants for low prices. Too bad he concentrates on those nasty Nepenthes! :)
3.more dilatato-petiolaris. Note the darker coloration. These are in a sand/milled sphagnum mix whereas the previous ones have been growing in long fiber New Zealand sphagnum stuff (which is fantastic stuff!).
4.even more dilatato-p's. I used to have something a friend bought from Lowrie in the 80's which I got labelled as dilatato-petiolaris but which, in comparison with my current plants, was quite different. The 80's plant had narrower, white, erect leaves and was a real serious clump former. Anyone know what this was??
5.Drosera lanata, received in trade from another CPer (thanks again, you know who you are!). The plants in the center of this photo are also lanata from the same batch but you might notice (or might not considering this isnt the best of photos) that 2 out of 3 of these plants in the lower pot are not as hairy as the lanatas in the middle pot. I've also noticed this with some of the ordensis-derbyensis-(ordensis x derbyensis) mess I got from seed donated to the ICPS Seed Bank (I won't name any names but we both know who donated them and you have to be a little more careful with IDs / hybridizing next time! ;) - In all seriousness, it was a pleasure to get any member of the petiolaris complex via the Seed Bank, thanks for donating this stuff!). Anyway, my sock puppet / sidekick, Mr.Cheese, hypothesizes that this happens with these petiolaris things because many of them are hybrids.
6.D.petiolaris.