Re: Cephalotus Monstrosity?

From: RonsNewID@aol.com
Date: Sat Jul 10 1999 - 23:12:58 PDT


Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 02:12:58 EDT
From: RonsNewID@aol.com
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2533$foo@default>
Subject: Re:  Cephalotus Monstrosity?

I recently noticed this oddity on one of my plants also. I was surprised that
I hadn't seen it mentioned here before. I put a photo of it at:

http://members.aol.com/rsbra123/page/RFCP.htm .

Also there is a photo of an H. nutans with a pitcher growing on a flower
stalk.
Ron Sbragia

>At Stan Lampard's Uk Open Day last Sunday, I was admiring one of his
>Cephalotuses (my big one used to be that good before it perished
>last winter) when I noticed a strange leaf. It started off like a
>normal non-pitcher leaf, then seemed to change it's mind and flesh
>out ending with a distinct indentation as though it had decided to
>belatedly try to become a pitcher anyway. Is this common with
>Cephalotus?
>
>Regards, NigelH



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