Re: Drosera binata dormancy?

Brett Lymn (blymn@awadi.com.au)
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 14:14:00 +0930 (CST)

According to Andy Falshaw:
>
>Following on the thread about d. capensis, Clarke wrote that it
>doesn't have a dormancy. Does D. binata? I have two plants that
>are divisions of a multifida. One plant has no new stalks and the
>existing ones are withering away. There are plenty of healthy roots
>in the pot. No sign of bugs of any sort. Nearby I have a number of
>2 pointed d. binatas all of which are healthy. Do some varieties of
>d. binata go dormant and others not?
>

Yes, my D. binata plants go dormant in winter - they die back to just
little curls and then come back up when the weather warms up.

-- Brett Lymn, Computer Systems Administrator, AWA Defence Industries
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