Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:47:41 +0100 From: Phil Wilson <cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3508$foo@default> Subject: Re: CP Hardiness in the UK
Nigel,
>I'm afraid not everyone would assert that Sarracenia and Dionaea are
>hardy in the UK as confidently as Phil. I recommend you test a few
>expendable plants first. From my experience, S purpurea seems ok
>and I haven't tested Dionaea to the limit yet (which survives in the
>New Forest) but the other Sarracenias might be suspect. Some
>growers claim the main problems are wind-related rather than
>temperature-related.
Maybe not but if growers would try I think they would be quite surprised
at the results they obtain. There are several growers who grow all their
Sarracenias and Dionaea outdoors with few problems - e.g. Stan Lampard.
I'm not saying this is the best method for cultivation. Just that it is
possible and that the plants are a lot tougher than people give them
credit for.
>
>I have had a tiny snippet of U humboldtii in a B tatei for a month
>now and it is growing slowly. The bladders particularly are twice
>the size of those of my main, terrestrially-grown plant.
>
>Regards, NigelH
Phil Wilson
Email: cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk
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