Date: Fri, 23 Jan 98 19:15 EST From: dave evans <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg321$foo@default> Subject: Re: Byblis liniflora
Dear Denis,
> Byblis liniflora is a annual. You must pollinate between flowers
> by using a small brush.
So far I've had these plants for less than a year, but I haven't
had to pollinate the flowers myself and they are indoors, away from
drafts and pollinators, producing lots of seed.
> Unless the seeds are soaked in gibberellic acid (GA3) germination
> will be very poor or could take up to 12 months.
My plants are from seed from ICPS. They came up in two weeks
without any treatment...
> I got heaps up this way a few years ago from one plant that arose
> from one untreated seed that itself took 12 months to germinate.
> (The remaining thousand or so untreated seeds never germinated.)
Perhaps there is more than one type B.liniflora?/?
> And then disaster struck:- I gave them away except one plant. It
> got eaten off at the base. Now I don't have Byblis liniflora.
Well, when the seeds ripen I'll send some into the ICPS seed bank,
or other seed banks. Probably keep some for trades too.
Dave Evans
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