Re:Nepenthes etc.
Alastair Robinson (100611.1627@CompuServe.COM)
25 Jun 96 11:29:15 EDT
Fernando, with regards to what you mentioned, we once had a male come
female Nepenthes rafflesiana in our garden in Malaysia. Male and female
spikes were never produced at the same time, but I believe that this is
due to the fact that a single Nepenthes plant GENERALLY only produces
one scape per plant per season even when it is multiple crowned.
Nevertheless, it's possible and may be a successful means of producing
seed if you are lucky enough to get two inflorescences at the same time.
A graft will not change sex - although it 'fuses' to the stock
plant, it
and its apical tip are probably genetically different and cannot change
in the way you suggest to the best of my knowledge.
Best wishes,
Alastair.