Awakening Drosera derbyensis.

My collection of Petiolaris complex Drosera has shown mixed results this year, mostly due to my lack of care this winter. 

Plants that have been growing in a heated terrarium in my conservatory were not really healthy because temperatures were not warm enough despite intense lighting, heating and isolation - the conservatory temperatures dropped to 8/9 °C during nighttime making it barely 20 °C in the tank itself. On the contrary, plants that have been growing in another terrarium located in my living-room this time, did better. Keeping a part of my Petiolaris Drosera in the conservatory was an experiment I wanted to undertake because I liked the idea to have all my plants in the same growing area but, so far, it was not very satisfying, even if species like Drosera falconeri, D. paradoxa or D. fulva were doing fairly well.

Still, in spite of the harsh conditions of the conservatory, a few plants have clawed their way like the following Drosera derbyensis. It's producing new leaves and it is flowering. I have eventually put it in the living-room terrarium for I do not want the risk to lose it should a cold spell happens, which is always possible at this time of the year, in our latitudes. 

This Australian sundew is a very beautiful species and is arguably a favourite of mine. I shall keep it inside the house next winter. :)