I am intending to maybe enter a flower show next August (1997) with a small
stand of CP. I have very few nice Sarracenia, though I have all the species,
they are not very big some of them or they are just single plants. Thus I will
have to rely on Drosera, capensis, binata etc. (the Judges won't be able to tell
after what happened to the UKCPS stand at Chelsea a few days ago, one of the
Judges remarked, "That's a nice little Bromeliad, isn't it?" - pointing at a
flowering specimen of Heliamphora nutans!!, and also a judge commenting that the
VFT's were forced because they were starting to form thinner leaves...). If I
sow some capensis seed now in large quantities and keep it growing through
winter (all of mine usually die down) will it reach flowering size by next
August? Also, can I sow seeds now of D. binata varieties (I know it may result
in 'inferior clones', they're probably going to die after the show anyway...) or
do I have to take leaf cuttings? Also, can anyone suggest any other plants which
can be raised from seed or even things like Ping leaf cuttings ( :~[| ) that
will mature or even get to a good size by next August if they're sown now? I
need lots of plants, getting on for 20 species there, I have got Aldrovanda,
some aquatic Utrics, Darlingtonia, maybe some small Helies etc. (nutans,
ionasii)
Look forward to hearing peoples ideas :-[)
Toby