Aberrant Drosera Leaves
Mike Tarnowski (miketski@execpc.com)
Wed, 24 Apr 1996 08:59:27 -0500 (CDT)
Several of my D. capensis have put out extremely unusual leaves this spring.
I believe that the cause of this may have been exposing them to a killing
frost last fall. Only the roots survived. The leaf shapes have varied. Some
are heart shaped. Some appear to be 4 or 5 leaves joined together at the
edges with vey thick petioles. The more recent leaves are normal. There have
been no unusual conditions or insect predators observed.
I cut off several of these oddball leaves and set them up as cuttings. I am
curious to see if these changes are passed on to the cloned plants. Has
anyone else tried this and if so what were their results?
One small announcement. The Milwaukee County Horticultural Conservatory
(Mitchell Park Domes) has moved my CP display terrarium out into the public
display area.
Mike