Re: Utric questions

Michael Hasemann (jmh@tko.vtt.fi)
Thu, 10 Mar 1994 10:56:21 +0200 (EET)

Barry thanks for information !

Howabout
U. monanthos
pubescens
& hispida ?

Where do they come from and eventually what do I have to expect
(flowers) ?

Any special care needed compared to the ones below ?

Thanks for help,

Michael

>
> >Now as they are doing fine, I am getting curious to know where they come
> >from and if they ever will blossom. (actually people having seen these
>
> >calycifida (grows very well)
> >uliginosa
> >lateriflora
> >longifolia
> >subulata (how to get the BIG yellow flowers ?)
> >livida
>
> Michael, culture sounds fine. You'd have to look to TAYLOR for the complete
> ranges, but here is some information on them....
>
> #1) South America. Look to a recent CPN for an article on colour variants
> and to check your id
> #2)Widespread, Asia, Malaysia, Australia.
> #3)Australia
> #4)South America
> #5)Pantropical
> #6)Africa, Madagascar, and Mexico (strange, huh?)
>
> All will flower for you eventually, _U.longifolia_ taking the longest to do
> so but the most satisfyingly. Getting chasmogamous flowers from _U.subulata_
> is frustrating sometimes, but it will eventually happen in some pots. I've
> found they regularly flower chasmogamously if grown in live _Sphagnum_, but
> this is not a requirement.
>
> Oh, _U.calycifida_ likes partial shade and absolutely no frosts.
>
> B
>

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