He also has no problem growing D. hamiltonii and propagates them much
as others do---via root cuttings. To induce flowering, he thinks they
should be exposed to frost. He has gotten flowers but believes they must
be crossed.
As for ants (he grows 'em!) he says Sphagnum is fine because it maintains
a nice humid area for them, with plenty of nooks for them to hold the brood.
He thinks S. rubra ssp. are superior ant collectors. Lastly, he says the
wasps the Taylors were discussing are indeed European wasps and are
apparently larger and a tad more aggressive than the ones indigenous to
the States. Our State-side one is also being replaced by the European ones.
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Another scape from my U. caerulea pot has produced a flower. These are almost
pure white, in contrast with the other plants. I wonder if the batch of seeds
represent a heterogenous lot, or if I'm seeing a cultural change. I *did*
spray the Sarracenia with diazinon last week. I wonder. But that's on the
other side of the Greenhouse...
BAMR