>- The D. adelae root cuttings Barry sent me a while ago have filled
> the small pot with plants. Barry, are these the red or white
> flowered variety?
Red. I have some seedling plants called "green" but I don't know yet if
that refers to the leaves or flowers.
>I had a D. collinsae finish flowering about a month ago. When I inspected
>the old flower stalk, I couldn't find a single seed anywhere.
Mine produce seed copiously, but only in the greenhouse.
>I was reading through the latest issue of CPN last night and
>saw a letter (from Peter D'Amato ?) regarding a viscous secretion
>on one of his utric's. flower scapes. He said it had actually
>killed several small bugs and was wondering if anybody else
>had seen this in their plants.
Yeah I see these a lot on the chasmogamous flowers. The goo has a slight
bitter flavour to it.
>Over Christmas break, my father, Robert Allen and I took a trip to
>Calif. Carnivores. One of the few non CPs that he had was called
>telegraph plant.
>was overcast so I did not get to see this plant in action. Has
>anybody ever heard of such a plant or have any idea of how or why
>it would behave this way?
Also known as Desmodium motorum, not to be confused with the southwestern
weed of the same common name.
Well guys, I'm back from a little excursion to Jalisco State, Mexico.
Mostly in the area of Puerto Vallarta but we also made many excursions
into the mountains. My brother is a botanist, and so we had quite an
enjoyable time together. We saw a lot of interesting things---zillions
of epiphytic orchids and bromeliads/tillandsias, ground bromeliads,
unusual agaves and tropical cacti, including some cacti that were
exclusively epiphytic! Plenty of other interesting plants, but no CP.
Saw Dodder for the first time, although I gather it's a common enough
parasite. Also when we were walking I saw some of the characteristic
flowers of a Mimosa. When I touched it, sure enough its leaves closed
up and all. It was clearly the good old Sensitive Plant, but it looked
a lot different from the Mimosa pudica I grew when I was a tyke. Much
spinier. I wonder if its a different strain or even species? Also
enjoyed snorkeling and boning up on my spanish. During one of our hikes
in the mountains we found ourselves surrounded by streams of army
ants---we avoided most bites by bravely RUNNING AWAY!!
Well during the next few days I'll be hurriedly writing class syllabi
etc for my classes which have already begun, but on the whole I'm back.
The CP collection survived my absense well, and I'm getting some
germinations in some of my other Tuberous Drosera. Also got some
shipments of plants. Anyone have first hand experience with D. arcturi
or stenopetala? Germination also in my U. nova-zelandiae and Sarr.
hybrids.
OK, looks like I've missed most of the petiolaris ordering action, but
is there any chance I can get in on some D. falconeri or D. lanata? I'm
interested in getting two plants of each. Anyone?
BAMR