Dormancy
Ctcreel@top.cis.syr.edu
Tue, 2 Nov 93 14:06:37 EST
Speaking of flytrap dormancy... I have one flytrap which was absolutely
beutiful at the beginning of the summer. Unfortunately, it got hit by
a heat wave and lost most of its traps. In the weeks that followed, I
put it in "intensive care" by keeping it in a jar under a flourescent
"full spectrum" light.
After this unfortunate incident, its leaf size was about 1/4 to 1/8 their
original size. I figured the best thing for it was a vacation in the
refrigerator. This is the first time I have induced dormancy in anything,
as I grow mostly Nepenthes.
So my question is: How long do I keep it in the 'frig? I have had it in
since September 1.
Along these same lines: Can anybody out there suggest a cultivator of
Flytraps whose specimans are particularly exquisite and for sale?
Chris