Re: Suggestions For A Novice

L235@aol.com
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 09:18:45 -0500

In replying to Sara Gardner's request for good cp varieties to help with her
orchid fungus gnat problem, Clark Brunt wrote

>The butterworts (Pinguicula) aren't usually very good at
>catching anything. Pinguicula moranensis (and varieties)
>makes an attractive flowering plant (mine flowers almost
>all year), and catches a few small flying insects.

I hate to contradict, but in my (admittedly humble) experience, My P.
moranensis has been, by far, the single largest consumer of fungus gnats in
my basement greenhouse environment, when compared with D. capensis, D.
binata, D. adelae, D. aliciae, and D. intermedia x brevifolia. (on the order
of 10 catches for the ping to 1 for any of the Droserae)

Jay Lechtman
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