Re: Sarracenia questions

From: Carl Mazur (cherryhillcp@freenet.hamilton.on.ca)
Date: Tue Mar 18 1997 - 20:00:23 PST


Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 20:00:23 -0800
From: "Carl Mazur" <cherryhillcp@freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg980$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Sarracenia questions

Just a couple of observations,

I find that plants in the wild tend to grow much taller than in
cultivation. Because the plant do grow in grow in deep grass the plants
tend to reach (etiolate abit) until the clear get into brighter light. I
think that with a shaded crown like that, you can add a few inches to
pitcher plants tubes. Plants in pots with no weeds or grass that full sun
at all times, this tends to keep the pitchers abit shorter. I've got a
clone of flava in my greenhouse and a division of the same plant planted in
a bog garden (with grasses) The flavas in the bog garden tend to be a few
inches taller. I know there are alot of other variables there, however,
its just a thought!

Best Regards,

Carl J.Mazur
Cherryhill Carnivorous Plants
Grimsby, ON Canada
http://www.vaxxine.com/ccphome
>
> > ... I'd like to grow some Sarracenia Flava and/or Leucophylla...
> > ... Since these two sarracenia can reach heights of three feet or
> > more, I'm guessing this won't work, but others have told me that these
> > plants will stay short when in a confined space. They'd eventually hit
> > the lights is my assumption. (two-foot high terrarium)
>
> I haven't been travelling to many wild stands of Sarraceniae,
> but I have seen many in outdoor cultivation. Very few clones
> I've seen really grow three feet tall or more. Very few.
>
> There's a leucophylla 'titan', and a 'copper top' flava that
> reach this height. Most of the leucophyllas and flavas I've
> seen are shorter. Do they stay under 2 feet? Some do. It's
> a shame that you're confined to such a small terrarium. The
> taller Sarraceniae look so beautiful when they're left to
> grow unimpeded.
>
> Regards,
>
> Perry Malouf



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