Drosera x legrandi, 10+ gemmae

The epithet legrandii honours Ensign Le Grand, a very competent young crew member of the D Entrecasteaux expedition (1792) who directed the Espérance, from the top of its mast, safely through a maze of dangerous and then uncharted reefs into Esperance during a gale. The companion ship on the expedition, Recherche, followed the same passage to safe anchorage. Both ships were thus saved from potential disaster. The region in which this natural hybrid was discovered, Cape Le Grand, was named by the French also in honour of Ensign Le Grand.Drosera legrandii is known from Western Australia, and only from the type location in Cape Le Grand, Western Australia.This plant is a sterile natural hybrid between Drosera nitidula and Drosera australis. This hybrid has been known as Drosera nitidula subsp. nitidula occidentalis.It grows in black silty sand on swampy heathland.You can find cultivation tips and more on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@RanchOfPlants