Re: wacky capensis

From: Andrew Gibbons (Andrew.Gibbons@sci.monash.edu.au)
Date: Sun Feb 20 2000 - 16:39:07 PST


Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:39:07 +1100
From: Andrew Gibbons <Andrew.Gibbons@sci.monash.edu.au>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg500$foo@default>
Subject: Re: wacky capensis

Charles,
I grow mine outside and a lot of my capensis have produced
'forked' leaves (split once about 1" from the tip). Mind you, here
in Melbourne we've just come out of a pretty weird spring (mistimed
flowering, unusual growth, etc.) so maybe your starting to get the
weather we've had. My guess is it's a case of the plant
trying to grow so much it forgets how to do it properly :-) Have you
tried making cuttings from the split tips. Even though its probably
environmentally caused there's always a slight chance of a somatic
mutation.
Andrew

On 19 Feb 00 at 16:59, Charles Redding wrote:
>
> speaking of weird occurances with Drosera Capensis. In my greenhouse the
> leaves split up to four times. Has anyone had this happen? It's really weird
> because they seem to stop doing it if I take them out of my greenhouse.
>
> any comments?
> Charles
> in North Florida
> (near Gainseville)
> zone 9
>



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