Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:29:50 -0500 (EST) From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@access.digex.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3393$foo@default> Subject: Re: nepenthes again
Rand Nicholson wrote:
> ...are the Neps that...grow and form reasonable pitchers _without_
> roots....
> This happens with cuttings sometimes, with the roots following within a
> short period of time, but I have observed fair sized, trapping pitchers.
I've seen Nepenthes cuttings do weird things, like develop a flower
spike before the root system achieves any reasonable size. And I've
also seen the cuttings put on a bit of growth before any roots
form at all.
In order for this to happen, the plant tissue must have a good reserve
of (chemical) energy stored up. This is the case when the donor
plant is extremely healthy and growing well.
Regards,
Perry Malouf
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