On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:36:46 GMT, "Gilly" wrote:

"Emrys Davies" wrote in ...
Could someone describe the difference between the flowers of a male
and female pernettya (the one with the pink or white or purple berries)?

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Thanks, Emrys, it's the difference between the male and female parts I want,
but I've found a previous posting here that describes the flowers. I think
I've got two females when I was supposedly sold a male!

Regards,

Male flowers of many plants carry the pollen, usually on several
stamens often arranged in a circle near and around the centre of the
flower, while female flowers have a single stigma (pollen receiver)
like a little pinhead on a short stalk in the very centre. While there
are plenty of exceptions in detail, I think pernettyas are like this.
But AIUI they're spring-flowering, so I would only expect a very few
flowers ATM, if any. You'll probably have to open up the urn-shaped
flowers very carefully to see whether there are stamens or a stigma
inside.



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Chris

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