Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 06:22:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Carl Strohmenger (HSC)" <cstrohme@com1.med.usf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1131$foo@default> Subject: Re: Wal-Mart pitcher plants
It is probably much more informative to look at the soil or growing media
found around the roots of the plants. If you have an obviously nursery
mixed media (eg peat + perlite) then they are probably TC plants. If you
see a sample of soil from the wild (eg humus, leaf mold, gray sand, etc.)
then they are probably collected plants.
- Carl
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Jon T. Lindstrom wrote:
> Our local Wal-Mart is selling three species of Sarracenia
> (flava, minor and purpurea) for $2.50 each. The company
> listed on the tag is S & J Greens and a phone
> number of (336) 874-3790 is given. Is anyone familiar
> with this company? Although the tag says greenhouse
> grown, the price and size of plants makes me think they
> are wild collected. The plants are flowering size.
> Jon T. Lindstrom
> Fayetteville, Arkansas
> USA
>
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