Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:10:31 -0600 From: "Joe Harden" <jharden@carnivorous-kingdom.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg585$foo@default> Subject: South African Sundews & New Email Address
Thanks Phil.
I have been researching 'Temperate' Sundews (I'm going by Pietropaolo's
list) and found there are North America, South American, South African,
Australian, and some New Zealand sundews all in this group. The confusing
part is that some of these consider dormancy during the cold winter (ie:
North American), while others go dormant in the summer (South African).
This wasn't made to clear in many sources. I know I can grow the North
American Temperates well, but the New Zealand varieties seem a little
difficult after reading more about them.
I understand why they could be labeled Temperate sundews, but it seems they
belong to a subcategory of their own.
Anyone else ever noticed this?
And for something different, I have a new E-mail address,
jharden@carnivorous-kingdom.com I'm slowly phasing out my
jharden@txdirect.net email, it won't be available in another month.
Adios.
Joe Harden
> Drosera trinervia is a South African sundew, which forms a rosette of
> relatively long wedge shaped leaves. They do not form large plants,
> getting on average to about 3cm across.
>
> I have grown plants of the species for several years now. Like many
> South African species they undergo a period of dormancy, the plant
> surviving and regenerating from fleshy roots.
>
> In general this species grows during the winter, and goes dormant in the
> spring. While dormant I like to keep the plant damp rather than allowing
> it to dry out as with other periodically dormant South African species
> such as D. cistiflora.
>
> As far as growing conditions are concerned, I do little more than to
> keep the plant frost free in the winter months, although it does appear
> to be able to tolerate brief periods of lower temperatures. I do not add
> extra light or humidity. In fact the light levels are lower than usual
> in the winter because I line the greenhouse with bubble plastic to cut
> down the heating costs.
>
> Regards,
> Phil Wilson
> Email: cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk
>
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