Re: Another Royal Red Question

From: dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Date: Mon Aug 11 1997 - 14:07:00 PDT


Date:    Mon, 11 Aug 97 17:07 EDT
From: dave evans                           <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3053$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Another Royal Red Question


> If you self-fertilise a Sarracenia hybrid, I understand that the offspring are not
> more of the same, ie the only way to propagate hybrids is vegetatively or by
> re-crossing the parents. Is the same true of Dionaea muscipula 'Royal Red'?
> My plant is about to flower and I am hoping to self-fertilise it. The flowers
> look as though they are going to be white - I thought all-red clones normally
> had orange flowers.

Hi Nigel,

   No, the stimga which is normally white is darkened to a reddish
orange color. Petals remain white. Yes you can self it. Some
offspring will be red, some more green. Some may even be redder.

Dave Evans



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