Re: Re: D.peltata?

From: dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Date: Tue Jan 07 1997 - 16:39:00 PST


Date:    Tue, 07 Jan 97 19:39 EST
From: dave evans                           <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg104$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Re: D.peltata?


> I grew D. salina about five years ago. But this plant is a lot smaller and
> mine NEVER grew to eight inches tall. Even Lowrie states that D. salina
> reaches about 5cm (Carnivorous Plants of Australia, vol.1, p.96).
>
> What colors were the tubers? This sometimes helps in determing the species.

Hi Chistoph,

   They are white and smooth, unlike the D.pelata tuber I recently
received, which was bumpy. There was also a grey patch on the
bottom of the tuber of the flowering plant.

Dave E



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