Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 23:35:23 -1000 (HST) From: Philip Thomas <thomasp@maui.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1104$foo@default> Subject: D. brevifolia
RE: the following:
> 2. Is D. brevifolia a true perenial? and if so, is there any dormant
period
> to speak of? summer/winter...
Schnell (1976) states (P. 69):
"TRAP SEASON: In good locations, the leaves remain over winter.
However, in locations that dry in the summer, the adult plants may die
off, and seeds will germinate the following year. There are no winter
hibernacula."
PT note: Though under ideal conditions (whatever those are), D.
brevifolia may behave as a perennial, in my experience, it may be best
thought of as an annual in cultivation (i.e. always collect & replant
seeds for a continuous "crop"!).
-pt
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