Date: 19 Jan 97 15:09:09 EST From: Chris Marsden <100620.2156@CompuServe.COM> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg269$foo@default> Subject: Catopsis plant
Hi All,
My Catopsis plant is now flowering (or in bud), and I wondered if anyone has any
idea what to do with it now.
It's been tied onto a twig in my terrarium for about 6 months now, with it's
roots 'planted' in Live sphagnum (in fact the roots were in mid air: they
wouldn't stay in the sphagnum) and now I've shoved it in a pot in the terrarium
(again in Live sphagnum). The scape is about 3 inches long and there are 5 or 6
individual buds. I have been told the flowers will be white, but can anyone give
me information with regards to pollination procedure (is it single sex - pardon
the entire lack of scientific knowledge here) and what I should do from now on?
It has been in typical highland Nepenthes temperatures and humidity.
Also I wonder if anyone can help me as to its identity (I know it is not a true
CP :-) ). It was sold to me as Tillandsia Catopsis (and I was told it was
carnivorous :-[)) - I took this as a synonym for Catopsis ###. It's a strange
looking plant, not dissimilar but a bit more leggy than the photo in Cheers'
book. I got it from somewhere called 'The tropical rainforest' at an RHS show in
Shrewsbury last year - 3 pounds 50p (about $5).
TIA.
Kind Regards,
Toby
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