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Plant Societyinc ISSN 1033-6966 Victorian Carnivorous INC. Reg No. A0001683Y PLANT SOCIETY MARCH 2018 VCPS Newsletter No. 6 Byblis gigantea Victorian Carnivorous PLANT SOCIETY INC. Newsletter No. 6 March 2018 Office Bearers: July 2017 – June 2018 President Stephen Fretwell – Tel: (03) 8786 8409 for 2018 email: [email protected] MEETING TOPICS & DATES Vice President Sean Spence – Tel: (03) 9743 5809 VICTORIAN CARNIVOROUS PLANT SOCIETY email: [email protected] This year we have scheduled the following discussion topics, and events: General/Member Secretary Peter Bloem – Tel: (03) 9744 2265 email: [email protected] Minutes Secretary Andrew Gibbons January (20th) New Year BBQ at Justin Thong’s House 12.30pm email: [email protected] Dionaea muscipula (VFT). (Contact for details) Journal Editor Stephen Fretwell – Tel: (03) 8786 8409 February (28th) Darlingtonia, Nepenthes and Heliamphora. email: [email protected] Assistant Journal Editor David Petch March (28th) Sarracenia, Dionaea (VFT), beginners info email: [email protected] Internet Co-ordinator Andrew Gibbons April (25th) Drosera, video and information night. email: [email protected] May (23rd) Growing conditions, ‘Best’ and ‘Worst’ plants, Treasurer Ken Neal – Tel: (03) 9579 4802 pygmy Drosera gemmae swap Librarian Peter Nisbet – Tel: (03) 9570 5401 June (27th) AGM, plant give-away, any CPs. Seedbank Administrator Ron Abernethy – Tel: (03) 9879 0908 email: [email protected] July (25th) Rosetted tuberous Drosera judging, Propagation – seed growing, Other Publications & Journal distributor Gordon Ohlenrott –Tel: (03) 9878 6596 tissue culture, division and cuttings. Potting demonstration. email: [email protected] August (22nd) Upright tuberous/Winter growing Drosera, show Hardware Co-ordinator Andre Cleghorn – Tel: (03) 9584 2087 preparation, displays, and companion planting. email: [email protected] Event Co-ordinators Stephen Fretwell – Tel: (03) 8786 8409 September (26th) Cephalotus, Brocchinia, Catopsis and swap night. email: [email protected] October (24th) Byblis, pygmy Drosera, Drosera binata, Drosophyllum, Genlisea, Open Day Liaison Officer Stephen Fretwell – Tel: (03) 8786 8409 Pinguicula, Roridula, Utricularia. email: [email protected] Julian Weston – 0413 041 547 November (TBA) Triffid Park Open Day email: [email protected] December (TBA) VCPS Annual show at Collectors Corner. Field Trips Organiser Sean Spence – Tel: (03) 9743 5809 email: [email protected] Public Officer Alexander Whitehouse – Tel: (03) 9817 3506 Please note: All meetings, other than those where a specific venue is given, will be on the Sales Administrator Ron Abernethy – Tel: (03) 9879 0908 FOURTH WEDNESDAY of the month in the hall of the Pilgrim Uniting Church in Yarraville – email: [email protected] corner Bayview Road and Montague Street, Melway Map Reference 41K7. 2 – VCPS VCPS – 3 Contents VCPS News Drosera albonotata, a new pygmy sundew A new pygmy sundew, Drosera albonotata (Droseraceae), from the Western Wheatbelt region of Western Australia has recently been described. This species, which is largely restricted to sandy clay loam soils in Wandoo woodland and shrubland, is morphologically similar to D. miniata FRONT COVER: and D. coomallo but can be distin- Byblis gigantea the Reserve guished by its distinct floral features Catopsis berteroniana flower photographed by Stephen Fretwell. Champion plant at the VCPS and ecology. 2017 Annual show. Alastair S. Robinson who helped describe this species along with Photos: Stephen Fretwell VCPS Adam T. Cross, Manfred E. Meisterl, The flower and plant of D. albonotata and Alastair’s winning illustration in the Andreas Fleischmann and illustrated Margaret Flockton Awards. Photos and illustration by Alastair Robinson Growers D. albonotata for the publication of the new species. He also submitted his piece into the annual Margaret Flockton BACK COVER: Awards for botanical illustration. Alastair’s pen and ink illustration was 1 of 3 Highly Commended works 1 of 5 winners. photos He said that “The award is particularly special to me because the drawing was the only winning entry from Australia and Clockwise from top left: apparently the only one of thirty-five international submissions not drawn by an established botanical artist.” If you’d like to publish a photo that you took n Utricularia biloba, NSW. To view the pdf of the D. albonotata publication: http://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.346.3.2 of your plant in the n Drosera curviscapa, VCPS journal. South Africa. Please email it to Stephen Fretwell the n Utricularia bisquamata, Official new name for D. peltata in Victoria VCPS editor at: South Africa. stevefretwell24@ D. hookeri (left) growing alongside D. gunniana at a Miguel De Salas has just had a new paper n Utricularia alpina, gmail.com roadside site at the Grampians, Victoria. published by Muelleria, upgrading what we South America. have always called Drosera peltata or Drosera peltata var. gunniana in Victoria and Tasmania n Byblis gigantea, Clone 1, WA. VCPS News 5 to Drosera gunniana. n Byblis gigantea, Clone 2 - Rob Gibson published his D. peltata “Broad Petal form”, WA. complex revision in 2012, and treated it as a 2017 VCPS Annual show 6 synonym of Drosera hookeri, a species that in n Utricularia paulineae, WA. Victoria and Tasmania has been recognised as being distinct for quite a while. Drosera Meetings highlights & n Pinguicula caerulea (centre), hookeri is a short, multi-stemmed, lime Florida, USA. Plants of the night! 14 green grassland species that was originally described as Drosera foliosa. However the (All plants photographed at the name D. foliosa was illegitimate, as a D. foliosa VCPS 2017 Annual show at already existed in North America. Seed Bank Collectors Corner). Many people disagreed with Rob’s revision We now have a huge collection of NEW fresh CP seed available, and and after Miguel trawled through the liter- our seed list has become quite extensive. ature, he found that Planchon’s 1848 name D. gunniana. D. hookeri. D. gracilis. With over 250 varieties of CP’s, we are now providing the list in PDF Drosera peltata var. gunniana is unambigu- format on our website, www.vcps.org ously the same taxon as we used to call Drosera peltata in Victoria and Tasmania. For inquiries or to order seeds, please contact the VCPS Seedbank After Robert’s revision, Drosera gracilis became a synonym of the small red form found in NSW that is now named Officer. Drosera peltata, and the plants that we called Drosera peltata became a synonym of Drosera hookeri. Miguel and many others considered this species different, and he has done the hard work to officially upgrade it from The articles that are found within are copyright but can be copied freely a variety to a proper species with the name Drosera gunniana. if the author and source are acknowledged. The views are of the authors Drosera gunniana generally has a single, erect stem with branches on the top half. The flowers, fruit and seed are and are open to review and debate. Please send all material to the editor Design: Stephen Fretwell larger than D. hookeri. Flowers can be pink or almost white (but drying to pink) and the plants are olive-green to maroon, for consideration to be included in our quarterly journal. compared to lime green for D. hookeri. 4 – VCPS VCPS – 5 Grand Champion Drosera regia. Reserve Champion Byblis gigantea. The VCPS Grand Champion plant, Drosera regia (left) and Reserve Champion plant Byblis gigantea. SHOW JUDGING RESULTS 2-12-2017 SECTION A Grand champion Sarracenia flava VCPS 2017 Annual show Andrew Gibbons – Drosera regia 1 Ron Abernethy – S. flava var. rubricorpora 2 Ron Abernethy – S. flava var. cuprea he VCPS 2017 annual show held last November was a SECTION B Reserve champion 3 Ron Abernethy – S. flava var. maxima Sean Spence – Byblis gigantea tremendous success and contained some spectacular Sarracenia leucophylla plants and displays. T SECTION C Memorial trophies 1 Andrew Gibbons Congratulations to Andrew Gibbons for taking out the 2 Steve Fretwell – “Greg’s Red form” Grand Champion prize with his huge and magnificent Best Sarracenia 3 Peter Bloem Drosera regia that had 5 growing points, each 30-40cm (Mike McCarthy memorial trophy) long lance shaped leaves. Ron Abernethy – Sarracenia flava var. maxima Sarracenia minor Congratulations also to Sean Spence for winning the Winner of the monthly plant award 1 Steve Fretwell Reserve Champion award who displayed a superb speci- 2 Steve Fretwell for the year men of Byblis gigantea that he grew from seed. The seeds No other entries Sean Spence were sown in December 2016 and the plants had grown an outstanding amount in just one year. A plant with beautiful Sarracenia oreophila SECTION D 1 Steve Fretwell S. oroephila var. ornata flowers and will surely inspire others to grow this exceptional INDIVIDUAL DISPLAY OR TERRARIUM No other entries species. 1 Peter Bloem – Bowl of mixed CP’s Plants from almost every genus were present again with No other entires Sarracenia psittacina only a few exceptions which was excellent to see. From the 1 Steve Fretwell – S. psittacina var. okefenokeensis tiny beautiful and rarely seen Drosera to large Sarracenia’s. SECTION E 2 Steve Fretwell – S. psittacina var. okefenokeensis There was also a fantastic variety of Nepenthes species, CARNIVOROUS PLANT SPECIES No other entries VFT’s, Drosera, Utricularia, Pinguicula and even the rarely Class 1 Sarracenia species (New categories) Sarracenia purpurea seen and grown Byblis gigantea and Roridula gorgonias Sarracenia alata 1 Steve Fretwell – ssp. venosa var. burkii were on display too. Congratulations to all the members 1 Steve Fretwell – S. alata var. rubrioperculata 2 Andrew Gibbons – ssp. venosa var. ‘Chipola’ This shows Mike McCarthy award went to a that contributed to the show, you all did a fantastic job. stunning Sarracenia flava var. maxima. No other entries 3 Peter Bloem – ssp. venosa x ‘Chipola’ 6 – VCPS VCPS – 7 Sarracenia rubra 1 Steve Fretwell – S. rubra ssp. gulfensis 2 Steve Fretwell – S.
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