Drosera oblanceolata x neocaledonica

A cross between two island sundews from opposite sides of the Pacific. D. oblanceolata is China's only endemic sundew, famous from Sunset Peak on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, where it grows above the tree line at 870 m in rocky meadows fed by rain and mist. D. neocaledonica is New Caledonia's only Drosera, a specialist of the rust-red ultramafic soils of the Grand Massif du Sud. Both are stem-forming species in the D. spatulata complex, but their ranges are thousands of kilometres apart. This cross exists only in cultivation.

Both parents are mountain plants that want cool temperatures, bright light and constant moisture. D. oblanceolata is listed as vulnerable in China, its summit populations at risk from trampling along hiking trails. D. neocaledonica is common in its range but tied to a geology found nowhere else. The hybrid inherits their preferences: it does best in a cool, bright, humid setup.

A semi-erect rosette reaching 6 to 10 cm across, with narrow spatulate leaves on long, densely hairy petioles. In strong light the whole plant flushes deep crimson from base to leaf tip. Flowers are pale pink on thin wiry scapes.