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Post by 31drew31 on Jul 23, 2012 18:13:08 GMT -5
Great little flower dvg! I think it needs a little Nair though
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Post by shoggoths on Jul 23, 2012 21:31:18 GMT -5
Great flower.
I'm also intrigued by the hair ? Are they sticky ?
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Post by dvg on Jul 24, 2012 13:58:07 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Devon, i'm not quite sure what function all of those hairs serve. If i was to guess, i'd say that they collect pollen grains from the visiting pollinators, and then the pollen grains might be transferred on to the next pollinator that arrives, possibly spreading different pollen on to different plants. This in turn, could help out with genetic diversity. Shoggoths, i'm not sure if the hairs are sticky or not - i haven't touched them. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jul 27, 2012 14:17:48 GMT -5
Another update of the plants in flower. The smaller plant is still not sending up any leaves yet, but i have managed to get pollen onto both flower's pollen flaps. A flower about to open and an unlucky spider that happened upon the sticky flower stalk next to it. dvg
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Post by lloyd on Jul 27, 2012 16:01:22 GMT -5
Very nice plant and flower. You've nailed the dormancy pings.
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Post by 31drew31 on Jul 27, 2012 17:31:16 GMT -5
Very nice plant and flower. You've nailed the dormancy pings. No kidding! Again, great stuff dvg. Is this a species that just sends up the one flower or will it continue flowering like many Mexican pings?
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Post by dvg on Jul 30, 2012 15:18:51 GMT -5
Thanks guys,
Drew, i have had anywhere from zero to two flowers on these bulbs in the past.
This year one plant looks like it will be sending up 3 or 4 flowers, at this point.
I've noticed that when the plants begin making the taller upright slender leaves that the flowering is over.
dvg
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Post by dvg on Jul 31, 2012 18:26:02 GMT -5
The plant on the left is starting to roll out the first of the long narrow slender type leaves that it is known for. That will probably signal an end to flowering for this bulb/plant, this go-round. The plant on the right is sending up its second flower while a pollinated seedpod hovers above it. Meanwhile up above, another flower opens next to another pollinated seedpod - fingers crossed, really hoping for some viable seed. dvg
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Post by 31drew31 on Jul 31, 2012 22:28:23 GMT -5
Great work dvg, very cool species.
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Post by dvg on Aug 7, 2012 13:03:10 GMT -5
A bit of an update with these two - the plant at bottom left is opening its second flower with another one on the way, but that should be the last one for it this season. The plant at right is opening its third and last flower while two seed capsules to the right of it ripen off - should know in a day or two if there is any seed in the ripest one. A closer look at the top of this opening flower, just a few hours away from it being fully open. A look at the underneath side of this same flower. dvg
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Post by justinlee123 on Aug 8, 2012 16:28:16 GMT -5
Great pics! I'll need years of experience even to consider having temperate plants! Keep up the good work!
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Post by dvg on Aug 9, 2012 11:41:45 GMT -5
Great pics! I'll need years of experience even to consider having temperate plants! Keep up the good work! Thanks Justinlee123, An unfurling leaf rolls out its tip in a sideways corkscrew spiral. dvg
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Post by 31drew31 on Aug 9, 2012 14:49:15 GMT -5
Awesome photo dvg. I think a time lapse on the leaf is in order.
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Post by dvg on Sept 1, 2012 13:12:41 GMT -5
A very tiny P. heterophylla seedling peeks out from a surrounding landscape of coarse sand. This seedling is just over a week old. The two bulbs each produced 3 flowers apiece this year and i pollinated all 6 flowers, collected seed from 4 of the flowers, but was only able to germinate about a dozen or so seeds from just one of those seed capsules. So i snapped pics last night, then fed the seedlings, so hopefully in a few weeks they will have grown some more. dvg
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Post by lloyd on Sept 1, 2012 15:51:11 GMT -5
looks like a little saguaro
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