Re: Re: Nepenthes hybrids
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Tue, 10 Oct 95 20:02 EDT
> From: bb626@SCN.ORG(SCN User)
>
> I also wish I knew what make Nepenthes flower. Some plants here I can
> regularly count on to flower at certain times of the year but it ends
> up the same cross year after year. The daylength seems to play a part
> because I will get most of my male flowers in bloom prior to or at the
> spring equinox then I get a burst of female spikes heading toward the
> fall equinox. Then there is the new oddball that flowers whenever.
> Some of these crosses that were sucessful in the past three years are:
>
> Truly Tom Kahl/Nepenthes Club
Tom could you tell us which plants resond to the daylength or not?
Also what is "Nepenthes Club"? Sounds like something to join.
I'm very interested in producing seed of species and I'd like as much
info (and plants) as possible. If the males and females tend to
flower at opposite ends of the year how do you get your crosses or
species seed? Do you store the pollen?
Dave Evans/Wishing I had rain forest out back.