Re: Eyuuch.
Don (dngess01@vlsi.ct.louisville.edu)
Mon, 20 Apr 92 22:54:35 -0400
I noticed two more seeds have sprouted on my old seed flat of N. x
(ventricosa x (carunculata x bongso)). Barry relayed a message from
Gordon saying N. sp (Talang) is actually N. x (carunculata x bongso).
This seed is 11 months old. Good light may play a part in getting
Nepenthes seeds to germinate. I had the flat on top of a heating mat
for the past two months, but they didn't germinate until I took the flat
off the mat and put it outside, where it got about an hour of full sun
in the morning and light shade the rest of the day. I took it outside
only about 10 days ago. I also have two seedlings sprouting of N.
vieilardii (type) bought from Allen Lowrie. Also coming up are a bunch
of D. madagascariensis seedlings. The Sarracenia still need a week or
more till the first pitchers develop fully.
My D. adelae is growing under lights right next to my D. prolifera. My
D. prolifera flowers have all been dark red. The D. adelae flowers have all
been greenish so far with not a hint of color on the petals. The color could
still be environmental (very likely if all the plants I have are all
root divisions of the red-flower form).
I put my D. dielsiana outside over a week ago. The whole plant now has taken
on a great orange color, with dark red tentacles. They look really neat.
Not too big though - only a couple centimeters in diameter.