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By KategoricalKarnivore
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Joined:  Wed Aug 24, 2016 5:00 pm
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Ok here is one picture I took this morning. There are more to come so stay tuned.
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By David F
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Joined:  Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:41 pm
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Wow, what's the story behind this? Species?
By KategoricalKarnivore
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David F wrote:Wow, what's the story behind this? Species?
Here is the story. My girlfriend and I were driving to her mom's house. Right before we got there I saw this flash of red in the ditch and my mind automatically thought "sundews". I slammed on the brakes and jumped out. There was this big patch of D. capillaris right in the ditch. I couldn't believe it. I got back in my car and drove the rest of the way seeing more patches all along in the ditches. I had to go in because I had brought pizza. That was the fastest I've ever eaten pizza. I wanted to go explore. I went straight out to her front ditch to find more but when I got there I found her ditch filled with P. pumila instead. That's when I realized her whole neighborhood is full of CPs. I started exploring. I found a couple D. brevifolia. Then the pretty little yellow flowers of U. subulata appeared before me. It was evening and the light was fading fast so I decided to come back later this weekend to get pictures. I noticed that all the sundews had flowers on them but they were closed. I've read D. capillaris flowers only open in the early morning so that's when I had to be here. This morning I got up and drove the 5 minutes it takes to get to there from my house. Yes I said this is all 5 minutes from my house. And I began taking some pictures. Here are some of those pictures. I hope y'all enjoy.
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The patch that caught my eye
The patch that caught my eye
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D. capillaris
D. capillaris
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D. capillaris in evening with flowers closed
D. capillaris in evening with flowers closed
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D. capillaris
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D. capillaris
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D. capillaris and sphagnum
D. capillaris and sphagnum
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D. capillaris
D. capillaris
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D. capillaris in evening with flowers closed.
D. capillaris in evening with flowers closed.
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D. capillaris
D. capillaris
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D. capillaris
D. capillaris
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D. capillaris in the evening with flowers closed
D. capillaris in the evening with flowers closed
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P. pumila
P. pumila
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P. pumila flowers in ditch
P. pumila flowers in ditch
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P. pumila white flower form. I only found 2 of these out of hundreds.
P. pumila white flower form. I only found 2 of these out of hundreds.
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P. pumila
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Lonely D. brevifolia
Lonely D. brevifolia
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U. subulata
U. subulata
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U. subulata
U. subulata
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By KategoricalKarnivore
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Matt wrote:How cool! And maybe it's a genetic advantage that most Drosera grow low enough to the ground to avoid lawnmower blades?
Haha very true.
By KategoricalKarnivore
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roarke wrote:It seems out of place. Are you certain no one put some there and nature took her course ?
I'm certain it is natural. This neighborhood is along the same creek that runs through the Big Thicket preserve where all these plants grow. This neighborhood had a good deal of flooding from the creek in the past year. So I'm sure the seeds were washed downstream.
By KategoricalKarnivore
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Benurmanii wrote:It's great to see such a thriving population of P. pumila. Protect that land!
Yeah I told her mom she can't mow until all the flowers have released all their seed. And I've educated a few of the neighbors as to what they have growing and asked if they would hold off on mowing as well.
By Fly Trap Hunter
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texas zone map
texas zone map
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That's way cool Kat! 8-)

You are in US planting zone 9, just under zone 8. You are in the hardiness zone like me. That's right in the pocket for carnivorous plants outside.
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