superthrive and "giant" versions
Eric Kamakea (ekamakea@haywire.csuhayward.edu)
Thu, 23 May 1996 21:06:39 -0700 (PDT)
Well it did it again: I just transplanted some new Sarracenia
Minor and the petioles came up pink. I started with a dry
spag/sand/perlite mix and filled the pots. I then submerged the pots in
Superthrive and lifted them out to drain. I transplanted the Minors into
the pots and repeated the process to get evrything to "settle in." That
was over the weekend. Two days later, the formerly white petioles at the
bottom of the pitchers were pink in both pots, although one noticeably more
than the other. The similarly sized plants have green pitchers about 7" with
the bottom 1.5" being almost fluorescent pink.
Has anyone else ever had similar results? PLease say yes and
don't let me feel like I'm in some quadrant of deep space nine all by myself.
Being 6'6" I've always had an interest for 'Giant' form
Sarracenia, but did anybody notice the 'Giant' form Cephalotus on display
at the last Bay Area Carnivorous PLant meeting? I don't want to taunt
people from out of the area who had no chance of seeing it but that was
definitely blue ribbon material. I drooled so much that I had to put a garbage
bag over my pillow that night!
My understanding is that the Giant Psittacina and Minor are often
found on floating spahg islands in their natural habitat. Does anybody
know if there is a genetic difference between therse forms? How ould
someone know if they were looking at a 'Giant' form Minor next to a regular
form minor or a mature and adolescent plant of the same species?
Good growing to all, Eric Kamakea