Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:52:22 -0400 From: "Mellard, David" <dam7@cdc.gov> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3069$foo@default> Subject: Sarr pollination
>I have 27 different Sarra seeds, the majority of which began germinating 2
weeks ago. Already
>they are larger than the Nep seedlings, about 1.5cm) Again, how long before
>I should transplant them? They were sown rather thickly onto 50/50
>peat/silica sand.
Hi Steve,
I like to keep my in the pots they were sown in for at least a year to give
the plants a good start. I'll plan to try for two years in the same pot for
seedling but that depends on how they do the second year. The best time
(for me) to transplant is late fall/early winter since they are going
dormant.
> My Drosphyllum seedlings are extremely rapid growers. They are now about
>3 weeks old and 5cm (2in) tall, with about 5 leaves each. Should I
>transplant them? (Only 3 germinated, and they are fairly wide apart in a 20
>cm pot.)
I've grown several Drosophyllum in the same pot and eventually one wins out
so you probably should transplant them to separate pots.
>4. I bought two Sarraceni plants from Eric Green (leuco and alata) and I
>must, with some embarassment, admit that their flowers have me flummoxed!
>Where is the to be found? I cut open the alata flower to try and figure out
>its structure (and ensure pollination) - and had no idea what was going on!
>Is there a website which explains the structure of Sarra flowers?
Think of the flower as an upside down umbrella. At the tips (spokes) of the
umbrella (on the inside) is a protrusion, the stigma that receives pollen.
If you lift up a petal and peer inside, you'll see yellow sacks above what
is now the outspread part of the umbrella. When the pollen is ripe, it will
fall onto the base of the umbrella. Remove the pollen with a toothpick and
rub it against the stigma at the tip of the umbrella.
You'll need to wrap the flower before and after pollination to prevent
interlopers from pollinating your flowers. I use white bridal veil before
pollination and red bridal veil after pollination. Very Freudian.
David
Atlanta
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