Re: Re: low humidity Neps.

From: Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Date: Thu May 08 1997 - 07:02:27 PDT


Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 10:02:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Oliver T Massey CFS <massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg1829$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Re: low humidity Neps.


> > I have several alatas from several sources, one
> > pitchers very easily, another is a little erratic, and a third is a real
pain.
> > The third refuses to pitcher unless it is in a closed terrarium. The only
> > redeeming feature is that it produces the nice two color (green lower-half,
red
> > upper-half) pitchers.
>
> Hi Tom,
> Are you sure it's not N.alata * N.ventricosa? Does it have a
> wider peristome than the other two alata?
>
> Dave Evans

Hi Dave, Well, its always worth considering whether a plant is a hybrid or a
back cross, but in this case both the easy and the most difficult plants have
good pedigrees. - If I were to find that some hybrid gave me as much trouble
as this one I would probably toss it outside and let it fend for itself!

Tom in Fl



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