She is joking. The flower stem rarely grows that long in that particular
species.
I did notice that the plant posing as Haworthia fasciata on the Desert
Tropicals website is actually Haworthia attenuata. They also have a photo of
the same thing under the correct name. That's why you can't tell them apart.
Rick McGreal <rick at mynock.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9368D00ED60BCcabbageboy at 130.133.1.4...
>bae at cs.toronto.edu (Beverly Erlebacher) wrote in
> news:2003Apr25.133753.23351 at jarvis.cs.toronto.edu:
>> >>Just how long is the stem going to get?
> >>Right now its just over 18cm And doesn't look like ist getting ready to
> >>stop!
> > They can get really long, a meter or more, even from very small plants.
>> A METRE??!!!!
> Tell me your joking.....
> My window sill is only so big!
>> > Unfortunately, without intense light, you can't count on them staying
> > either very red or tightly packed.
>> Oh....And living in Leeds...I don't think I can count on that much good
> grade
ht....B-(
>
