Pollen request

[Bill Plummer]

Susan you wrote that  A. candidissimum's inflorescence has not
twisted no
> matter what direction I turn it in the window.  If you have
noticed a
> response and still have it, would you mind sending any to me?  I
would
> really appreciate it.  There may be no responses, but I would
sure like
> to know if anyone else has methodically checked this out.  This
makes me
> curious about how the bloom develops in it's tuber from year to
year and
> if the direction it faces remains constant.  It's a trivial
thing, but
> one that would be fun to know, especially if it was possible to
mark the
> bulbs, insuring their direction for their next appearance.  I'm
pretty
> confident that they don't change the way they face once they
emerge.



A few years ago I took a survey of the direction all my Arisaema
triphyllum were facing - N, E, S, or W. There was no statistical
significance of preponderance in any direction.

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>
>
> >Cand. on ringens would be awesome. If I get seeds I will send
you
> half.<
>
> It sure would be, and I would love some if they turn out.  I
will have
> to try to keep in contact with you since I will be moving to TX
in a
> couple of months or so.  The date isn't known at this point.
>
> >BTW sometimes cand. in the garden faces its flower to the back
of the
> border or towards the wall its grown against.<
>
> See?  It would be nice to know if they can determine which way
to
> develop before they come up wouldn't it?  Do they come up
according to
> the way they were planted, or did it decide how it wanted to
come up
> according to the last time they were up, or does it know this
'before'
> it has ever come up in that particular spot?
>
> I have had the pollen in the refrigerator in a plastic bag.
There isn't
> a lot.  I shook it from the bloom within the last couple of days
it was
> in bloom.  The bloom lasted about 4 or 5 days (not too
observant).  Not
> long.  I'll get it boxed and send it to you, but I'll need your
> address.  It is folded in blue paper and is easy to see.   If
you open
> it up completely, it will be easier to get to.  There are two of
these
> folders with a bit in them.  I hope it works for you.
>
> Thanks,
> Susan