Re: sarracenia flowers

From: Philip Semanchuk (mrbones@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Sep 03 2000 - 07:32:37 PDT

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Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 10:32:37 -0400
From: "Philip Semanchuk" <mrbones@mindspring.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: sarracenia flowers

>While we're on the subject, my S. Oreophilia (Sand
>Mountain, I think) just put out a *short* flower
>stalk, about 1 inch tall; the all-green flower opened
>today.
>
>I've never seen such short flower stalks on sarracenia
>before; this is a plant with 12-15" pitchers. I've
>only had it for a few months, and don't know its
>idiosyncracies yet. Is this unusual?

Bill,
My S. flava flowers prolificly in the spring and usually one or two of the
flowers are just a few inches tall while the rest are over 12" tall. This is
a big, mature, healthy plant. I think it just happens, but I don't know why.

Good growing,
Philip
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