Re: Heart-shaped Drosera?

Ron Lane (rl7329@sprynet.com)
Sat, 16 Nov 1996 08:50:02 -0800

Jan writes:
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>However, the kidney-shaped lamina of _D. prolifera_
>approaches this form to some extent. Maybe hybridization with the
>closely related _D. adelae_ could "help".
>

>From observation alone, I would never think these plants could hybridize.
Given the thought that they are closely related, has anyone produced a
hybrid from these plants?

Although I have not seen the flower of D. prolifera, the structure of the D.
adelae flower doesn't seem as easy to play with as, say, D. capensis or
binata. Their structure seems to facilitate, if not natural hybridization,
at least human intervention with pollination.

Is the D. prolifera flower similar in structure and appearance to D. adelae?

Ron Lane
RL7329@sprynet.com
Central NJ, USA