Re: D. filiformis filiformis (was NJ Bogs 4)

From: L235@aol.com
Date: Sun Aug 10 1997 - 11:09:05 PDT


Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 14:09:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: L235@aol.com
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3034$foo@default>
Subject: Re:  D. filiformis filiformis (was NJ Bogs 4)

In a message dated 8/10/97 8:45:48 AM, Paul wrote:

> The drosera filiformis were a lot shorter then I thought they would
>be- 4 to 6 inches high... and also grew ten feet from the pond's edge on
>very high, dry ground. The filiformis trap fronds wiggle in the
>slightest breezes giving them an enchanting sparkling quality. This cp
>evidently isn't a wet (as in drenched) loving sundew

As with most CP I've seen in the wild, D. filiformis seems to thrive in a
wide variety of environmental conditions, from the high dry ground you noted
to
the black, waterlogged muck in which I've always seen them growing in New
Jersey.

Jay Lechtman (L235@aol.com)



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