Drosera banksii
Small and Clumpy plant
12.00€ *
Out of stock
Description
Drosera banksii is an annual herbaceous plant, with an upright and unbranched growth habit reaching a height ranging from 3 to 25 centimeters. The slender petiole is 5 to 8 mm long and occasionally has a reddish tint. The plant’s floral scape can be up to 3 cm long and produces from April to July 2 to 10 white hermaphroditic flowers. Despite being self-fertile, it is not self-pollinating, thus requiring natural or manual pollination.
Drosera banksii has long baffled taxonomists because it shares its habitat with Tuberous Drosera of the Ergaleium section (where its closest relative Drosera subtilis is also classified), but its life cycle, distribution, and habitat more closely resemble the complex of Drosera indica, with which it partly grows associated. The surprise was even greater when it was discovered that this species belonged to the Lasiocephala section, the so-called Petiolaris complex.
Origin:
Northern Australia (Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia) and Southeast Asia (Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea).
Description:
- Climate: tropical
- Life-cycle: annual
- Form: erect
- Leaf: green
- Trap: orange/red with yellow trichomes
Additional info:
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Scope of delivery
- Vigorous plants, repotted in the current season, in high-quality soil
- Brick-coloured pot made of recycled plastic (6.5 cm diameter)
- Care guides
- Free access to our plant doctor care service
Care instructions
How we grow petiole Drosera?
In-vitro plants are acclimated in a Grow Chamber with controlled temperatures and humidity. This indoor setup ensure an easy adaptation to extra-vitro condition, guaranteeing the best conditions for plants in this delicate stage. All plants available at the Diflora shop have been acclimatized for at least 3 months. After this first step the plant is brought outside, under direct sunlight with the classic tray system as watering method and so, keeping always some amount of water in the tray. As with the majority of carnivorous plants, we use distilled water produced by our reverse osmosis system.
Lighting:
Petiolaris complex sundews love lots of direct light! In full sunlight they will develop their incredible colours at their best!
Watering:
This annual Drosera likes stagnant water all year round (3-4 cm of distilled water always in the saucer). This serves to faithfully imitate the natural environment in which they live. It is important to use only distilled water or alternatively all waters that have an extremely low mineral salt content. For example rainwater or all condensation water (air conditioner, dehumidifier). The conductivity of the water must have a value of less than 50 micro-siemens.
Substrate:
While 50% peat and 50% perlite is fine as a general substrate, we recommend the Drosera substrate we have developed and tested for optimal growth of this genus.
Seasonality and temperature:
Since these sundews are annual plants, they die every end of the season. You should start again growing the plants from harvested seeds. You should collect seeds and sow them indoor or store them till the beginning of Spring. Do not place tiny plants just sproutet directly outdoor during winter, they will not survive
Additional info:
For more cultivation information visit our care guides or use our plant care support by writing to ilpigliamosche@diflora.it
Source
Diflora started the in-vitro propagation of this Drosera from sterile flask received from other sellers or enthusiasts.
Trapping technique
Drosera catch mainly small flying insects using sticky modified trichomes placed all over their leaves. These trichomes secrete droplets of water and polysaccharides attracting insects that are searching for sugary substances, like nectar. As the unawares visitors fatally fly on those sweet and lethal leaves, they stay glued and unable to fly away. It is caused mainly by droplet viscosity. Slowly, the viscous liquid from the nearby trichomes envelops the insect, sealing a macabre fate for the unfortunate victim: the tracheas, respiratory holes placed on the surface of the exoskeleton of insects, are obstructed causing their death by suffocation.
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