Re: D. adelae

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Fri, 26 Mar 93 10:11:25 +0000

>It seems pretty quiet on the net these days...maybe everyone is on "spring
>break?"

Eh? Spring?? I could have sworn it was autumn (fall)... ;-)

>I never realized what a "weed" Drosera Adelae is...I had one plant growing in
>a 4 inch pot, and after several months, there are over 10 of them, crowding
>the pot. I think that a combination of "self-leaf cutting" and "self-root
>cutting" is responsible for this. What's the technical term for these
>phenomena??

I wouldn't call adelae a weed - normally it is content to stay in it's own
pot and fill every nook and cranny with "offspring". Compare this with U.
subulata (amongst others)...
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