Re: drosera stragglers (germination)

From: Christer Berglund (christer.berglund@amiga.pp.se)
Date: Sat Jun 12 1999 - 09:40:14 PDT

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Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 18:40:14 +0200
From: Christer Berglund <christer.berglund@amiga.pp.se>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: drosera stragglers (germination)

>
> Yes, I've seen this often with my own Drosera, some new guys
> popping up up to a year after sowing the seed. Some seed just waits.
> It's beneficial to the plants survival not to have all seed germinate at
> once, as poor conditions (freezes, fires, etc.) would wipe out the entire
> next generation of plants. If you wait as a seed which is more resistant
> to these changes, it ensures that at least one or more survives for the
> next generation.

Hi Chris,

I guess this mean that I have to be more patient with the seeds I plant.
Maybe if I move the pots to different growing conditions every other
month it might trigger germination in some of the more reluctant
species.

Thank for the help,

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Christer Berglund
E-mail: christer.berglund@amiga.pp.se

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