Re: N Maxima cutting
Don (dngess01@vlsi.ct.louisville.edu)
Fri, 17 Apr 92 19:55:48 -0400
>>My D. adelae from Barry is now flowering. It is the green-flower
>>(also called "whitish flower") form. Also, the D. collinsae is
>>putting up another flower
>
>SAY WHAT? I haven't got any white flower clones. My two mature clones
>of this plant (one was from Mike) have distinctly different growth
>forms but both are red flowered (at least in the G-house). I have some
>seedling plants called D. adelae `green' from the ICPS seedbank, but
>those might just be poorly named or could refer to leaf colouration.
>Are you growing these green plants in low light?
It's a fact, Jack! The flowers are identical to the top picture on p.13,
CPN Vol 17, #1. No red at all in the petals. They are growing under
flourescent lights under fairly low light levels. I measured the leaves at
16 cm. long.
I took my P. vulgaris out of the fridge today. The three plants have
all broken dormancy and have grown into small rosettes. They look
healthy despite being wrapped in moss and haven't had any light. The D.
linearis didn't look as good. I have seed of this species from the seed
bank, but it's a bit late in the year to try this as the seed needs
stratification to germinate.