Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 22:45:14 -0500 From: "C. J. Mazur" <ccp@vaxxine.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg152$foo@default> Subject: Re: Sarracenia growth habits in the wild
>Hi.
>
>For those of you that have seen Sarracenia growing in the wild[Carl,
>Tom, Dave, Peter, etc.], can you tell me how often their roots penetrate
>down into the waterline?
It all depends on the plants your are looking at, the time of year and where
they are growing. I've seen psittacina growing about 8 inches below water
level in the summer and also growing, floating on the surface of 2 foot deep
pond. I've also seen minor growing in places that looked so dry, that you'd
never imaging it would support a wetland plant!
I can't say I've ever dug a hole to see where the actual water table exists
in any bogs, however, I'd guess that a least the tipps of the roots have
access to the water table most of the time.
>Best Regards,
Carl J. Mazur
Cherryhill Carnivorous Plants
Ontario Canada
http://www.vaxxine.com/ccphome
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