Re: D. whittakeri

From: Adrian Arnold (acarnold@acis.co.uk)
Date: Mon Feb 01 1999 - 06:03:13 PST

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 14:03:13 -0000
From: "Adrian Arnold" <acarnold@acis.co.uk>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: D. whittakeri

You might also try lightly misting the seeds with a hand sprayer on a daily
basis - thus simulating natural rainfall to wash out any inhibitors.

Regards, Adrian Arnold.

> Subject: Re: D. whittakeri
<SNIP>
> In message <000a01be4bc5$d6cc3420$c8d2b4cf@markp.crscms.com>, Mark
> Pogany <markp@en.com> writes
> >Does anyone have experience getting D. whittakeri to germinate?
<SNIP>
> Try soaking the seeds in water. Many tuberous Drosera seeds contain a
> chemical inhibitor which prevents germination. In habitat this will be
> gradually washed off by rains during the rainy season. The inhibitor
> prevents seeds germinating after summer storms when the conditions are
> not suitable for growth.
>
>

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