The Drosera capillaris I have grown looked more like Drosera spatulata to me. They grew overlapping leaves and about the same size as a D. spatulata, but with less reddening and wider petioles. At least the ones I had looked like that. The problem I had with the identification is the book I got the pic from only depicted the plant from the top, and a D. anglica from the top looks kind of like a D. intermedia in an old black and white photo. After looking at the written description and petiolarisi's pics, it is obvious the D. anglica is a much larger plant with longer trap surfaces and more upright petioles. I think petiolaris has positively IDed the ones depicted by don555 as D. intermedia and their size indicates that they probably are the Cuban variety since 30mm is the exact size the adult Cuban D. intermedias get. Since we are not sure about the Venezuelans, then at least they can both be raised as tropicals, so no harm done either way.

Hi Plllog! "That is, I know it's possible, but might not be in your budget." See, there's the crux of it. This little beverage center idea of mine was not in the original budget. (Nor, alas, were new drywall in the livingroom and halls, the gorgeous walnut top on my used cabinet island, the matching gorgeous top that will soon be on the new media cabinet and the near full gut of the bathroom.) And we're still determined to get through remodeling our ugly duckling without taking out a loan or dipping into savings. Conventional wisdom says: Wait until the coffers are full again but that's so hard to do. First off, I'm a cheapskate. Even if the goose who laid the golden egg waddled up onto my deck and built a nest, I'm not sure I would willingly pay someone to mess up the walls I just paid to fix. Second, I'm not quite cheap enough. My new kitchen is starting to look pretty good but, gosh, it would look so much better if the microwave and coffee maker didn't take up so much room on that one counter. I'm willing to spend a little bit more to change that, especially since I'm going to have a piece of countertop leftover that should be just the right size. Still, it's nice to know that it's possible. Maybe when the coffers ARE full again I'll put a tile counter outside on my deck to shade the golden goose should she happen to wander by ;) Thanks for your help!

It depends on your goals. If you want to fix it right, remodel the deck to rectangular, so it doesn't look like there is a bite out of it. Remove the patio tiles/pavers and the edging pieces. Remove the layer of sand (to at least 8") and replace with topsoil. Create a planting plan and then plant foundation plants.

The one on the left looks like Echeveria 'Chroma', though it's lacking some of the bright coloring Chroma is known for.