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Drosera marchantii

D. marchantii (D. marchantii ssp. marchantii) is an erect growing species reaching up to 50 cm in height. It has a small number of bracts at the lower part of the stem and pink flowers (D. prophylla: many bracts, white flowers). The solitary leaves a scattered along the upper part of the glabrous stem.

The tubers are white or red. At the moment I am not sure whether tubers of a certain plant always will have the same colour or whether it will change from year to year.

The flowers are pink and open for several days (and close during the nights).

pink to red tubers

white tubers

D. marchantii tubers may either be white or pink.

 

 




small number of bracts at the lower part of the stem

solitary leaves scattered along the the upper part of the stem

plant with flower bud

The plants have a small number of bracts at the lower part of the stem. The solitary leaves are scattered along the upper part of the stem.

 

 

leaf

upper part of the plant. Note that the flower buds are darker than the rest of the plant

flower buds

flower buds

The emerging flower buds are darker than the rest of the plants.

 

 

flower buds

same flower buds two weeks later

flower

flower

backside of the flower

flower

The flowers are pink and will stay open for several days.

 

 

full view of the flowering plant

stem and leaves in back light




 

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