| This plant is commonly
known as The Rainbow Plant. and grow mainly in Australia.
Each leaf is long and narrow in
shape and covered in hairs which has sticky droplets of
mucilage. these unlike in Drosera have no movement to help keep
the insect trapped. But the mucilage is more watery so help to
cover the insect quickly and stop them from getting away. there
have glands on the surface of the leaf which secrete digestive
juices that covers the insect and soon only the outer part of
the insect remains.
Each of the species.
Byblis aquatica has
the smallest area of habitat of all of these plants . there grow
in sandy soil near watercourses or ponds in the northern
Australia. These plants are annual and grow about 5cm high but
have been found to growing like a creeping plants along the
ground or floating on water surface to the length of about foot
or bit longer. The plant has a purplish red flower which grow on
stems the plant will normally has many of these flower to make
sure the next generation makes it.
Byblis filifolia this
plant has the large area of growing in northern territory,
western Australia and Queensland. The plant is found on
moist, sandy soil by watercourses. The leaf traps are about 3.5
inches long and the plant can grow up to 2 foot. The flowers are
a pink to lilac with yellowish white undersides.
Byblis gigantea has a
growing area of South Western Australia and region of
Perth. This grows in sandy semi moist heathland soils. These are
perennials plants which grow up to 1.5 foot high. Flowers are
many shades of pink and can have colours of dark violet to light
purplish red.
Byblis lamellata South
western Australia, western Australia growing area. dampish sandy
soil. These are Perennial plants which grow to the height of
about 2 foot with same flower colours of B. gigantea
Byblis liniflora has a
growing area of northern & western Australia and Queensland.
This plant has been found in southeastern New Guinea too. This
is a annual that has bushy growth and has the height of
0.5 foot. the flower open all at once and pink to lilac in
colour. Sandy waterlogged soil of seasonal flooding grasslands
or in open forest of Eucalyptus.
Byblis rorida This
plant is found in scattered area of northwestern and
western Australia. The plants are found in waterlogged sandy or
laterite soils near to lakes and streams that prone to seasonal
flooding. Flowers are a light violet.
These plants are best grown in a
greenhouse as they like full sun light, so will not grow
indoors. The annual types grow well with day time
temperatures of 77-86 F ( 25-30C ) the night should drop
below 60F (15C).B. gigantea can take a lower
temperature and can be grown outside in the summer in the south
of England . but the plant must not have temperature below 40f
(5C) in winter. also this can in dry times die down below ground
but with its thinker roots shoots will come up.
Winter watering should be kept so that
the water does not stagnant. you may use a soil mix of Perlite &
sand or Peat & sand.
Cutting can be taken to make more plants
with a high humidity and seed of B. gigantea needs help
with having smoke water over it after sowing. ( Smoke water is
made from pouring water over hot ashes of wood. )
Below image is of Byblis filifolia |
