Re: Sarracenia variations
cstrombe@dean.med.usf.edu
16 May 1994 13:23:15 EST
>Subject: Sarracenia variations
>> Also, one of the S. rubra seedlings came up all
>> white - obviously completely without cholophyll. Unfortunately
>> it didn't live more than a week.
>
>> Interesting your albino plant. Why not post a question about it. I wonder
>> what you might have been able to feed your plant to nurse it along, if
>> possible?
>>
>
>Any one have ideas about how to handle seedlings like this?
>
>You might assume that there is more genetic damage than just the lack of
chlorophyll. So treat it like a non-cp. Give it some root stimulant and a
dilute fertilizer. It might be worth trying.
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