Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:14:07 -0800 (PST) From: Andrew Marshall <andrewm@eskimo.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3716$foo@default> Subject: Fall blooming Sarracenia
Hi Folk,
Here near Seattle, it is unusual *not* to have Sarracenia trying
to bloom now. Depending on the species, they start attempting in
September or October as dormancy begins to occur to them. The most
vigourous ones to attempt this are the Ss. purpurea and alata, with flava,
rubra and leucophylla in that order behind. Ss. minor usually doesn't
bother, and S. oreophila has been dormant so long by then that I have
almost forgotten what it looked like awake.
As remedy to this problem, I go around and snap the flowers off.
After all, they are supposed to be going down right! I did experiment one
year to see about pollinating and seed production and found that they will
set seed, with pods maturing much faster then the Spring flush.
This will probably be my last posting here for a while, maybe 2
months or more. I hope every one has happy holidays. Perhaps I will
'see' you all again next year.
Best wishes
Andrew Marshall
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