Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 21:48:10 WETDST From: Manfred Buerzele <buerzele@hlhp1.physik.uni-ulm.de> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg4079$foo@default> Subject: Re: NEPENTHES are dangerous to endemic flora + fauna
Jan wrote:
> If you want to grow _Nepenthes_ outdoors, just make sure you have
> only male individuals, so no seeds are produced to spread the plants
> beyond the area under your control. The weedy species you intend to
> cultivate can be a danger to the indigenous flora only by invasion of
> suitable habitats, and this is only possible by seed.
But this doesn't completely avoid any danger: Male plants could possibly
fertilize endemic species and thus introduce unwanted hybrids.
To avoid this risk I would have choosen only female individuals. Of course
they could just as easy get pollinated by endemic species. But in this case
any produced hybrid seeds are (theoretically, at least) under my control.
Cheers,
Manfred.
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