Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 21:33:21 -0400 From: Joe Cumbee <acumbee@surfsouth.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2201$foo@default> Subject: Re: Sarracenia seed maturation
Non scientifically speaking, this could be some form of "vegetative
apomixis caused by uneven weather during early bud formation which
causes the flower parts to be replaced by miniature plantlets" From
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA page 21 by Mr.
Donald Schnell. I have seen non carnivorous plants flower, the seed
pods mature, and sprout new plants from the seed head. Usually happens
when the seed pod remains moist for several days or weeks.
Joe Cumbee
>Gordon Wells wrote:
> My S. excellens and S. rubra have flowered several
> times over the last two growing seasons, but for some
> reason the flowers (minus petals) and seed pods
> still remain fresh and green to this day. I know
> a couple of them are over a year and a half old.
> Is it typical for Sarracenia seeds to take this long
> to mature ?
>
> Out of curiosity, I opened one of the seed pods up
> the other day to see if any seeds were present,
> and curiously enough, three of them had germinated
> into little seedlings right inside the sealed
> seed pod! Has anyone heard of this happening before ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gordon
>
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