Close up of a delicate, pale yellow flower against a darker background that has numerous, blurred green stems

Drosera subhirtella - Sunny Rainbow

One of the scrambling, carnivorous sundews endemic to Western Australia. The Sunny Rainbow's delicate yellow flowers can be seen between August and October.

#ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #sundews #Drosera #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

Close up of a delicate white flower with several buds underneath. The centre of the flower shows long straight styles and a hint of pink. The buds are covered in short hairs on the outside of the sepals

Drosera erythrogyne

One of the scrambling species of Drosera endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia near Albany. This one was seen growing near a granite outcrop in Torndirrup National Park in September.

#ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #Drosera #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Picture of a small sundew growing in a mossy bed. The sundew has several sticky red leaves which catch unsuspecting passing insects

Drosera roseana (I think)

One of the pygmy sundews that is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. This species can be seen growing between Northcliffe and Albany, often on the margins of swampy areas.

#ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #sundews #nativeplants

Picture of a pale pink flower which has the appearance of having a single lower petal divided into three distinct lobes. The flower has three small yellow bulges in the central part

Utricularia tenella - the Pink Bladderwort

Growing in winter wet areas, this delicate bloom is the flower of a carnivorous bladderwort endemic to southern parts of Australia. Like other species in the genus, it has a bladder-like trap.
#ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

A stem with two flowers and one bud. The flowers have four deep red petals, contrasting bright yellow pollen, and sepals that appear golden in the sunlight

Have you ever seen gold on a flower before?

This is the flower of the carnivorous plant Drosera calycina, which has striking deep red petals and sepals that glitter like gold in the afternoon sunlight.
#ozflora #fierceflora #Droseraceae #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

A picture of a small sundew with carnivorous leaves at the base and an orange flower at the top of a short stem. This plant is growing on a lush bed of moss and is covered in early morning dew drops

Endemic to southern parts of Australia, the carnivorous Pimpernel Sundew (Drosera glanduligera) with its lovely orange flower. This one was growing on a lush bed of moss and was covered in early morning dew drops

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Delicate white flower with 5 petals with unopened buds behind

The back of the sticky carnivorous Drosera leaves with sunlight highlighting the sticky ends

One of the sticky carnivorous Drosera leaves with sunlight highlighting the sticky ends

Delicate white flower with 5 petals with several unopened buds behind

Drosera macrantha - Bridal Rainbow

Beautiful flowers but treacherous leaves… if you’re an #invert!

One of the scrambling carnivorous plants, endemic to Western Australia, which are just coming into flower in the Perth Hills.

#fierceflora #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

Photo showing the stem and white flower of a scrambling, or climbing, carnivorous plant

Drosera hirsuta

One of the scrambling tuberous Drosera sp. that grows in the Perth Hills, characterised by its hairy upper stem
#fierceflora #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

A sundew with a rosette of sticky leaves on the ground and a cluster of white flowers and buds held on a stalk

Sundew - Drosera collina

When your carnivorous leaves are covered in sticky glands to catch unsuspecting #insects it pays to hold your flowers up high so you don’t accidentally consume your #pollinators 🌿🐞🪰🐜

#fierceflora #ozflora #wildoz #inaturalist #nativeplants

Red sundew emerging from the ground

A large sundew with a rosette of green and red sticky leaves

A sundew with a rosette of green and red sticky leaves

A sundew with a rosette of mainly green sticky leaves

The start of the winter rains triggers the emergence of our local sundews in the Perth Hills.

Drosera collina, one of the tuberous rosetted sundews which grows on the Darling Scarp east of Perth
#fierceflora #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿🌱

A flower head of a carnivorous sundew with one white flower open and many red buds still to open.

🌧️🌧️ The winter rains have arrived and with them have come the first sundew flowers of this season.

A beautiful Drosera collina, flowering in the Perth Hills. The flowers of this species come before the carnivorous leaves 🌿
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #fierceflora

A close up of a bunch of white flowers at the top of the stem of a sundew

A sundew climbs up burnt branches. The carnivorous leaves can be seen shining in the sun with a bunch of white flowers at the top of the stem

Drosera pallida - Pale Rainbow

A scrambling sundew which flowers between July and October. These beautiful carnivorous plants are endemic to Western Australia
#ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #sundews #inaturalist #drosera

This gorgeous wallpaper was designed for the Fierce Flora exhibit at the US Botanic Garden. Check it out in person and listen to episode 216 of the GardenDC podcast to learn more about #fierceflora. #gardendc #dc #dmv #gothgarden #wickedplants #gothgardening

A bright pink contrasting yellow centre

Utricularia multifida - Pink Petticoats

A carnivorous bladderwort endemic to the south west of Western Australia which flowers towards the end of winter
#ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #inaturalist

A cluster of insectivorous plants with sticky leaves all backlit by afternoon sun

A beautiful, backlit Leafy Sundew (Drosera porrecta) in the afternoon sunshine #biodiversity #fierceflora #ozflora #ozplants #WildOz 🌿

A lovely flowering Leafy Sundew (Drosera porrecta) with a very brave visitor #biodiversity #PerthHills #fierceflora #ozflora #ozplants #wildoz #ausinverts 🌿

Two plants stand side by side, on the left is a Bird Orchid and in the right an insectivorous sundew

Beautiful neighbours 🌿

A Bird Orchid (Pterostylis barbata) growing next to an insectivorous Leafy Sundew (Drosera porrecta) #orchids #fierceflora #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz #photography

A white flower at the top of a slim stem that is supported by a neighbouring twig

One of the scrambling #insectivorous plants endemic to Western Australia, Drosera hirsuta is identified by the dense hairs on the upper stem and sepals #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #fierceflora #wildoz 🌿

This insectivorous sundew (Drosera collina) has to be the biggest I have ever come across. This species usually has 10-12 leaves, this one had at least 18… local insects beware!
#biodiversity #fierceflora #ozflora #wildoz 🌿

The flowers and fleshy leaves of one of Western Australia’s endemic tuberous sundews, Drosera collina. Their sticky leaves catch and digest insects to supplement the nutrient poor soils they grow in #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #PerthHills 🌿

A cluster of small white flowers on top of a small red stem with a background of leaf litter

A cluster of small white flowers with several buds on top of a small red stem emerging from the sandy soil

One of the carnivorous plants endemic to #WesternAustralia has started flowering, this sundew is likely Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. squamosa, but hard to be certain without the leaves #biodiversity #Drosera #ozplants #ozflora #fierceflora 🌿