Drosophyllum

From: Mark Pogany (markp@en.com)
Date: Sat Aug 15 1998 - 22:35:22 PDT


Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 01:35:22 -0400
From: "Mark Pogany" <markp@en.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2696$foo@default>
Subject: Drosophyllum

To all Drosophyllum growers- I've been searching the past listserv digests
and CPN articles for a reproduceable way of germinating this semi-arid
carnivore. What I mean is a method that can be replicated by most
knowledgeable growers regardless of location, sort of like Brian Cochran's
way of germinating Byblis Gigantea.

Some of the advice I've encountered:

Sow seed 1/4 inch above the medium surface

Pour boiling water over said seed

Scratch seedcoat with sandpaper

Don't scratch seedcoat with sandpaper!

Treat with Gibberellic acid

Soak in plain distilled water for 24 hours

Throw seed on 50/50 peat-sand and forget about 'em for a year

Germinates in a vermiculite mix after three weeks

Don't use vermiculite in the mix, it will damp-off the seed

Scarification by cutting the large end of the seedcoat

A wide variety of techniques. I've tried some of them with very meager
results. Droso-philes...speak up!

Burning back the capensis,

Mark Pogany
Willoughby Hills, Ohio

markp@en.com



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