Re: CP

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Wed, 9 Jun 93 10:01:23 +0000

>My only Darlingtonia was doing great after a winter in my basement under
>lights. The pitchers are about a foot tall and there are about 25 on the
>clump. I moved the plant outside and the flies came in droves. Now
>several of the newer pitchers are browning where the concentration of
>flies in the base of the trap is the greatest. Note, it isn't browning
>where the leaf contacts the rhizome, but up a cm or two. Any ideas as to
>what is causing this. It is disturbing on such a nice plant. Should I
>move it back inside?

Your Darlingtonia is suffering from CP indigestion - you could give it some
ant-acid ;-)

Seriously though, this normally isn't much of a problem as long as the leaves
don't start being attacked by fungal diseases, which I think is uncommon with
this plant. If the plant doesn't show any other ill effects, I would leave it
outside and enjoy the flylessness of your yard... Of course, you could always
buy some S. flava's to kerb your Cobra's glutiny...

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