Re: U. dichotoma

From: Chris Teichreb (cteichreb@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jul 28 2000 - 08:45:32 PDT 

Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:45:32 PDT
From: "Chris Teichreb" <cteichreb@hotmail.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2267$foo@default>
Subject: Re: U. dichotoma

Hi Bryan

>
>On another issue: I have a lovely U. dichotoma which is green but never
>blooms. I have had it for a year in a 3" pot soaking in distilled water
>with lots of sun light. Any thoughts on how to make this puppy bloom?
>Thanks
>
>Bryan
>Charlotte, Vermont
>Zone 4

   My U.dichotoma is blooming for the first time, and I only got
it a few months ago. That just seems to be the way it is sometimes
:)! However, a couple things you can do is to make sure it's in
the right soil mix (I use 1:1 peat and sand or pure peat moss)
and to occasionally flood the plant. That means bringing the water
level up to just above the surface of the pot, and letting it
drop back down over the next week or so. Seems to stimulate a
lot of my shy flowering terrestrial Utrics.

Chris 

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