Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 08:29:20 -0800 (PST) From: Wayne Forrester <forrestr@mendel.Berkeley.EDU> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg85$foo@default> Subject: Re: A question about Drosophyllum!
Hi Phill,
Given my extensive experience with cultivating Drosophyllum, I
think I can answer your question. I planted four of the seeds I received
from Glenn Rankin, and had a single seed germinate and grow successfully
(Thanks Glenn. I'm so excited I check the little plant every day to watch
it's progress). I never saw any non-carnivorous leaves produced on this
plant at germination and don't know whether this is typical, or perhaps
they were produced but did not break the surface of the soil. Anyway, all
the leaves have been exactly as expected. The first leaves I saw were
about an inch in length and had plenty of "dew" covering their surfaces,
and all subsequent leaves have looked the same, although they were much
longer. I hate to say it, but it sounds like you have a weed growing. It
took 5 or 6 weeks for mine to germinate, so perhaps you just need to wait
longer. Hope this helps.
Wayne Forrester
On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Phill Cook wrote:
>
> Firstly thanks to everyone who helped me out last year, especially to
> Clark Brunt (?) who sent me some seeds of Darlingtonia.
>
> Last year I asked about germinating Drosophyllum, and received lots of
> good advice (*thanks*). Following it, something germinated after about a
> week. However, although its roughly in the right place in the pot, I'm not
> convinced its a Droso. Obviously the baby leaves it germinates with
> (sorry, the scientific name for them escapes me, but I'm just not a
> botanist!) will not be carnivorous, but should all of the following
> leaves be? This plant has also put on two or three other leaves and they
> are certianly not what one would expect an adult Drosophyllum leaf to
> look like.
>
> All help would be useful; I don't want to be carefully tending a weed!
>
> Have a good new year,
>
> Phillip Cook
>
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