Introduction
Erkki.Aalto@Helsinki.FI
Mon, 31 Aug 1992 08:02 +0300
Not being the only Finn on the list anymore, I have now courage to introduce
myself. I am interested in all sorts of curious plants, especially orchids,
and it was on the orchids mailing list I found out about this list.
I had a Venus fly trap for several years, but it died one winter. The winter is
very problematic in Finland, it is dark and our houses are built to be
comfortable for people, not plants. For eight years I have had S. purpurea
venosa, actually my present plant is second generation, it is a seedling of my
original plant. Now I have also S. purpurea purpurea, it is especially
intresting, as it should survive outdoors in Finland. None of the seedlings I
planted outdoors last year seems, however, to have survived, my only specimen
has overwintered indoors. I would guess this to be an indication of great
mortality of small seedlings, last winter was not cold, it was exceptionally
warm. In the future I would like to enlarge my collection, eg. a Nepenthes
should mix well with orchids.
Erkki Aalto
Helsinki, Finland