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D. spatulata?

By orientalthorn
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-  Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:54 am #210953
A couple of months ago, I got a clump of this from someone on eBay who incl in my plant order. Is this a spatulata? They are growing really well. I just want to verify. The seller on eBay does not know for sure.
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The clump on the left, but they appear to be a little different than what was sold to me as spatulata (on bottom)
The clump on the left, but they appear to be a little different than what was sold to me as spatulata (on bottom)
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Re: D. spatulata?

By killerplants4realz
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-  Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:51 am #211066
Not sure? Drosera brevifolia? How big are they? Are they three centimeters? There are several species of Rosetted sundews that look identical. Like Texas forms look like ones all the way in Japan and New Zealand/Australia. Good luck. They look healthy.

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By SundewWolf
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-  Sat Aug 30, 2014 12:56 pm #211072
The first pic looks like D. aliciae to me. But i also agree that there are many forms/species which look very similar, so the only way to tell the difference is between very minor physical differences or flower characteristics.

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By orientalthorn
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-  Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:15 pm #211075
Right now about 2" for the large one in pic #1. So just wait till they flower then try to determine from there?

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By w03
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-  Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:30 pm #211688
The top photo appears to be either D. burmanii; it exhibits the very characteristic dewless "snap-tentacles" of that species. Try brushing the outer tentacles several times. If they move inward quickly (should not take more than 30 seconds or so), then it is probably D. burmanii.

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By orientalthorn
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-  Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:05 am #211713
I don't think it is a Burmanni either. It may be some form of spatulata or aliciae. I guess I will wait for it to flower. It is quite a clump right now. Is it safe to split them up or should I just leave them clumped up?
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By SundewWolf
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-  Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:35 am #211913
Here's pics of of my D. Aliciae.

I think it looks similar to orientalthorn's sundew...And im suprised there were so many guesses to the species. Do you guys think it looks similar to my Alice sundew? or do I have an incorrectly labeled plant?
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Re: D. spatulata?

By SundewWolf
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-  Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:53 am #211914
Hmm..now that I can compare the pics I guess it looks a bit different but I could have sworn the alice sundews looked like orientalthorn's when I first bought them lol.

You can see the old leaves were shorter, but now have become long with age.

Re: D. spatulata?

By orientalthorn
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-  Tue Sep 09, 2014 2:07 am #211916
Thanks for sharing the pics SundewWolf. I see some differences between our plants. Your aliciae seems to have slightly narrower leaves. I'm starting to wonder if I have a Drosera admirabilis?? After searching picture after picture, I see lots of resemblance.
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