Underage parent:
Those who grow Drosophyllum will probably find this photograph surprising. Plants should not flower until
they are nearly a year old. Young plants that flower invariably die instead of producing fruit.
In fact, premature flowering is a frequent cause for Drosophyllum death,
often associated with the plants being grown too hot.
This plant seems to be doing just fine, and is recovering from its seed production--see the new leaves forming?
After I took this photograph, the wind shifted direction and picked up speed. What had been a relatively quiet hillside became
very gusty and unsettled.
