Question
What are they?-2
Hello, about 4 days ago I bought 2 cps. Can't know what kind they are. One is a drosera...very small and the leaves are rounded pinhead size and has started to dry cause I had it in strong light. Here is a very hot climate, Yucatan. The green one has a mouth at the stringbean like tip, you can easily see in the picture. I checked pictures at Humboldt but couldn't find them. The drosera looks a little like the auriculata but the stems are closer by and in order. Thanks for your help. I'm sending in jpg and a lower resolution.
Answer
Roadside Darlingtonia
Hi Elizabeth,
The first plants look like seedlings of Darlingtonia californica, the Cobra plant. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this plant will be very difficult to grow in your climate. It's native to Southern Oregon and Northern California in the Siskiyou mountains. It grows in hillside springs and has warm summers and cool, sometimes snowy winters. It tends to be a challenging plant even here in Oregon. They do produce prodigeous amounts of seed that germinates easily, so it looks like someone just germinated the seeds and decided to sell some. I've included a photo of Darlingtonia in their native habitat.
The other plant looks like Drosera paradoxa or some other type of Wolly sundew. I have better news here. These plants are tropical originating from Western Australia. They like it hot humid and sunny. If you plant the stem a bit deeper in the soil and gradually introduce it to a sunny location outside, it should grow well. You can check our care pages at http://www.cobraplant.com/caresheets for general growing information.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
