>BAMR
That's adaptation to the harsh cold North for yah. Randy Lamb (the guy
I got these plants from) mentioned that up in the Yukon in summer, the
growing season lasts for only about 2 months at best, but with longer
daylight hours. By the middle of August, there's already frost at
nights. So the native flora have to grow, flower and seed in a hurry.
This a good example of the necessity of appending the geographical
location after the name of the species, eg., D. anglica (Yukon, Canada).
I have a geographical form from B.C., Canada which has a 5 months or so
growing period before hibernaculum forma- tion. This growth habit is
genetically encoded in the plant and should be uniquely designated as
such in the plant name (and not just as "D. anglica"). By the way
Barry, that plant is D. anglica (Yukon, Canada), not "Yukon Giant": I
don't think that its a large plant from a particular Yukon population.
In fact, it is the smallest anglica form in my collection of 3 different
geographical genotypes. You must be confusing it with another plant I
sent you, D. anglica "Northern Giant", which can grow to be over 4
inches (10 cm) high!
Rob (M.)