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Subject: Re: left-handed vs. right-handed spathes
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Petra--I'm glad you noticed this--I don't know what it means, but perhaps=we
can discern a meaning if enough of us track our own similar observations.
My only question is:  How do you assess the handedness, e.g.,  looking at
the spathe with the foldover  in front of you and the stem upright?, and =is
the right or left from the point of view of the viewer, or from the stem'=s
point-of-view?
Adam Fikso, Glenview, IL  Zone 5a


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From: "Petra Schmidt" <petra at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: left-handed vs. right-handed spathes


> An observation...have you noticed that spathes can be left-handed or
> right-handed when it comes to direction of spathe foldover?  Unrelated =to
> male/female condition since I've seen both fold directions in each sex.=..
> Petra
>
> Petra Schmidt
> Research/Special Projects Manager
> Juniper Level Botanic Garden @ Plant Delights Nursery
> 9241 Sauls Road
> Raleigh, NC 27603
> petra at plantdelights.com
> 919-772-4794 phone
> 919-662-0370 fax