N. khasiana from Chiltern (fwd)

Rick Walker (walker@cutter.hpl.hp.com)
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 11:20:03 -0700

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Rick Walker 

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Return-Path: cp@everest.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <199507170738.AA122296709@everest.hpl.hp.com> To: walker@cutter.hpl.hp.com Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]

Dear Rick,

Another stray message!

Best Regards

Carolyn Phelan.

> Harold Slater writes: > > > I received N. khasiana seeds from Doug and Vivi Rowland in the U.K. but > > have not had any germinate as of yet. Out of the five types of Nep seeds > > I received from them only the N. madagascariensis sprouted. I won't give > > up on the other seeds until it look like they disappeared. Chiltern Seeds > > had N. khasiana but I haven't ordered from them yet. Has anyone tried > > the khasiana seeds from Chiltern? Any comments? > > I sowed some of the Chiltern khasiana in March, but no sign of > germination yet. It's my first attempt at growing Neps from > seed, but I gather (from the archive,) that they can take quite > a while to get going. > I'll post a note if/when they germinate. > > Regarding Rowlands, I've found their Drosera germination rates to > be good, though (as someone mentioned,) the packet sizes can vary > widely - some Australian Drosera and the Utrics were particularly > light, though some of the S. African Drosera were very generous. > > Happy growing, > > Peter > >

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