Re: Suggestions For A Novice
Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 09:49:07 -0500 (EST)
> >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
> L235@aol.com
Interesting, in my backyard D. filiformis is by far the best- way outstripping
the above mentioned Drosera or native Pings. I don't have P. moranensis :(
for comparison. Of course, these are all kinds of gnats and small flying
stuff, not just the springtails I find on my plants inside.
Tom in Fl