Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 19:46:06 +0200 From: "Andreas Wistuba" <andreas@wistuba.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg926$foo@default> Subject: AW: H. ionasii
Hi H. ionasii growers,
in my experience the true H. ionasii is a very easy plant to grow, however
there is a species (I call it H. spec. Ilu) which is often floating around
as H. ionasii, especially in the US. It was brought back by an expedition
from the plateau some years ago by a US based group of CPers. Since there
was an article in CPN where this plant was called H. ionasii (which is
completely wrong without any doubt) there is a lot of confusion and this
plant still is sold as H. ionasii by some growers. To see a comparison of
the plants, just have a look in my web-page where both are pictured. It is
very easy to tell them apart and I do not understand how this mixup ever
could have happened.
In my experience this species from the plateau (the true H. ionasii does not
even occur on the plateau but in a shrubby habitat halfway up the mountain)
is indeed not really difficult but unbelievably slow. I waited years for
adult pitchers in some occasions!
Usually H. ionasii is quite quick and a young plant should have adult
pitchers quite quick if grown under the right conditions.
Bye and good growing
Andreas
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Hi Will. Unfortunately, your only Heliamphora is also the hardest one to
grow IMHO. I grow the other species and their hybrids and have brought most
of them into bloom. H. ionasii is a very frustrating plant. You would
probably enjoy growing a heterodoxa, minor or tatei. They are lovely
plants
and easy growers.
Addendum to my H. tatei air-layering experiment: After severing the rooted
plant from the stem, I have made a new cut 2 inches down from the top of the
stem and am rooting this portion. I plan to keep on rooting pieces of the
stem until I reach the soil surface. I also plan to take one portion and
cut
it off, dip it in rootone and see if it will root without being attached to
the rest of the stem and the roots. I'm not sure this will work since the
stem is about the thickness of one of those big kid's pencils. I'll let you
know if this works. This is a cool process. Had no idea this plant would
respond so well to this kind of manipulation.
Angie Nichols, South Carolina, USA, Earth.
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