Re: U. firmula- A. Lowie

From: David (dwkwong@pc.jaring.my)
Date: Sun Jun 18 2000 - 02:54:58 PDT

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Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 17:54:58 +0800
From: David <dwkwong@pc.jaring.my>
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Subject: Re: U. firmula- A. Lowie

Hello Howard,

Does Allen Lowie has a web site? If he has, can you let me have his
web address?

Thanks!

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On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 08:48:13 -0700 (PDT), <mrwu@cello.qnet.com>(Howard
J. Wu L.ac) wrote:

>Last year I picked up about 40 different Utricularia seeds from Allen
>Lowie. One of the very few that germinated for me was U. firmula. He
>listed this as "U. fimula- near Prestoria, RSA" So maybe his typing
>hasn't improved with this one species, but was very nice was this seed was
>good. It even bloomed for me after a few months. It growth behavior is
>similar to U. sandersoni and U. livida which I understand shares the same
>"sub-genus." I grew it on damp peat/sand in a closed glass container.
>
>Howard Wu.
>
>
>>it is very probably U. firmula ("rm" can be easily confused with "nn").
>>According to Taylor's monograph it is a "small annual terrestrial plant"
>>from tropical Africa.
>>Its habitats are wet grasslands on sandy or peaty soil, wet mossy rocks
>>and rice fields, from sea level to 2100 m.>So, it seems a quite adaptable
>> species.
>>Good U. firmula growing!
>>
>>Filippo Tassara
>>Genoa, Italy
>
>>
>> >Allen Lowrie sent me some seeds and while some of the names were
>> >familiar this one wasn't. Utricularia finnula. Anyone hear of this or
>> >have any idea how to grow it? I haven't a clue if it's epiphytic or
>> >seasonal though I'm fairly sure it's not aquatic. It sounded nice on
>> >the seed list catalog >:-)
> __________________________
> = Howard J. Wu. L.ac =
> = Bishop, CA =
> = mrwu@qnet.com =
> __________________________

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