Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:26:47 +0900 (JST) From: "YOSHIYUKI SODEKAWA" <d10940@esq.dentsu.co.jp> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2736$foo@default> Subject: About growing Byblis
Hello listmembers,
We have good circulation of Byblis liniflora and Byblis filiforia in
Japan this year. They might be selected from seeds imported from
Australia and they are really attractive plants.
Byblis liniflora sold in Japan is about 15cm tall (6 inches) and robust
with numerous stems. We have two types of Byblis filiforia. One is a
tall form reaching 60cm (24inches) and still growing. It is more robust
than Byblis gigantea and it looks like a bush. Another form is a low
growing form also robust and with numerous stems. This form is redder
in all the plants than the tall form. They are sold between 10 to 14
dollars in major flower shops in Japan. I have no idea whether they can
be exported. Their photos will be on the front page of IPS's
(Insectivorous Plants Society, Japan) journal of the November issue.
One of the members of our society is a specialist in Byblis. He says
that they need extremely high temperature for growing He keeps them in a
green house, the temperature of which exceeds 50 Celsius degree (132 F)
in summer and they are placed under direct sunlight. I agree with Mr.
Miguel that Byblis need strong light and heat (rather than high
temperature)
Good growing
Yoshiyuki Sodekawa
Yokohama
Member of IPS, Japan
d10940@dentsu.co.jp
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