what's new in my garden

rja@sun.com (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Fri, 28 Aug 92 17:04:27 GMT

My D. dilatato-petiolaris X falconeri plant lives. One of two
I ordered from Lowrie, I thought it was almost dead, but it's now
put up a small, but living, leaf.

It remains to be seen if my D. falconeri will do the same.

My P. moranensis X ehlersia (?) is living high on the hog,
catching a rather large bug by the legs. This plant is my
most ambitious plant next to the flytrap which sucked down
a bee a couple of weeks ago. The bee buzzed furiously, but
couldn't escape, and the trap couldn't even full close. I
can now state with authority that the traps really do fill
with fluid when digesting a bug, as this was visible through
the opening where the trap couldn't close fully at the top.

Nose-hair moss is taking over several of my pots, including
a poor D. petiolaris seedling I have. I'll try to repot this
weekend, hoping that the plant survives.

r.