Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:57:18 +0100 From: Phil Wilson <cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1197$foo@default> Subject: Re: anthocyanin-free Darlingtonia
In message <Pine.GSO.3.96.980406092133.17812B-
100000@dilbert.ucdavis.edu>, Barry Meyers-Rice <bamrice@ucdavis.edu>
writes
>>
>> These very rare, 3-year-old, antho-free Sarr leucos are $100 each. That
>> was a little too pricey for me so I exercised my consumer right to
>> decline and went and looked at my free seedling trays of antho-free
>> Darlingtonia from Craig and grinned. That was classic passive/agressive
>> Southern behavior you just saw.
>
>Hi David, et al,
>
>So it appears the anthocyanin-free seeds from seedbanks are germinating?
>This is good news. If anyone now has anthocyanin-free Darlingtonia
>seedlings, I would love to hear about it. I introduced these plants into
>cultivation and am glad to hear they are germinating. Look to the June
>issue of CPN for a cultivar description of them...
>
Barry,
Its early days yet but I have very good germination in mix 3,
germination just appearing in Mix 1 (antho free x antho free) and
nothing yet for mix 2. No real mystery why some seeds are getting better
germination than others. I suspect it is just that some pots are gettign
slightly more sun than others.
I'll keep you posted.
BTW. The seed you mailed to me went to the UK CPS seedbank and was
distributed from there. I've no idea how many packets have been sent out
and whether any is left. I'll check details at our AGM in a few weeks.
Regards,
-- Phil Wilson
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