Re: [CH] Ulupica
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:31:34 -0700
> I couldn't figure out why the German seed bank had only 1 of 4 diff C.
> eximium seed packs marked 'Ulupica' and not the C. cardenasii.
Probably just a function of whatever names the collector happened to put.
E.g., if collected from a market, a common name would likely be included in
the accession notes, but if personally collected in the wild by the
botanist who is thinking only in terms of botanical name, probably no
vernacular name would be included (or, arguably, relevant).
> My first year growing both. Only 2 of 9 C. cardenasii sprouted and one
> seedling probably won't have enough vigor to shed the seed cap. Only 6
> seeds left so might end up with a single plant.
Best of luck. You really want at least two plants because most accessions
of C. cardenasii are supposed to be self-sterile. If you didn't already,
you should treat your other cardenasii seeds before sprouting:
soak for 1 hour in 10% aqueous Sodium Hypochlorite solution (i.e.
ordinary Clorox bleach diluted by half in water), rinse, then plant
as usual.
--- Brent