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upside-down seedling
Just out of curiosity, why would a seedling grow upside-down, with an
abortive root sticking up into the air? Did I do something wrong, such as plant it too shallow, or is it just a "bad seed"? I turned it right-side-up, as it was the only one that sprouted in that pot. If it grows, should I make sure not to plant any seeds I get from it, since they might inherit its poor sense of direction? If it matters, the plant is Calliandra eriophylla, pink fairy duster. -- Jerry Friedman |
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upside-down seedling
wrote in message ... Just out of curiosity, why would a seedling grow upside-down, with an abortive root sticking up into the air? Did I do something wrong, such as plant it too shallow, or is it just a "bad seed"? I turned it right-side-up, as it was the only one that sprouted in that pot. If it grows, should I make sure not to plant any seeds I get from it, since they might inherit its poor sense of direction? If it matters, the plant is Calliandra eriophylla, pink fairy duster. -- You likely planted that seed upside down and too shallow, really. The same thing happens with bean seeds, typical of many large seeds. |
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upside-down seedling
On Mar 27, 12:33*pm, wrote:
Just out of curiosity, why would a seedling grow upside-down, with an abortive root sticking up into the air? *Did I do something wrong, such as plant it too shallow, or is it just a "bad seed"? I turned it right-side-up, as it was the only one that sprouted in that pot. *If it grows, should I make sure not to plant any seeds I get from it, since they might inherit its poor sense of direction? If it matters, the plant is Calliandra eriophylla, pink fairy duster. -- Jerry Friedman the word to look up is "geotaxis" |
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upside-down seedling
On Mar 27, 2:19*pm, "brooklyn1" wrote:
wrote in message ... Just out of curiosity, why would a seedling grow upside-down, with an abortive root sticking up into the air? *Did I do something wrong, such as plant it too shallow, or is it just a "bad seed"? I turned it right-side-up, as it was the only one that sprouted in that pot. *If it grows, should I make sure not to plant any seeds I get from it, since they might inherit its poor sense of direction? If it matters, the plant is Calliandra eriophylla, pink fairy duster. -- You likely planted that seed upside down and too shallow, really. *The same thing happens with bean seeds, typical of many large seeds. Thanks. I wasn't paying attention at all to how I planted it. -- Jerry Friedman |
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upside-down seedling
On Mar 28, 1:47*pm, wrote:
On Mar 27, 12:33*pm, wrote: Just out of curiosity, why would a seedling grow upside-down, with an abortive root sticking up into the air? *Did I do something wrong, such as plant it too shallow, or is it just a "bad seed"? I turned it right-side-up, as it was the only one that sprouted in that pot. *If it grows, should I make sure not to plant any seeds I get from it, since they might inherit its poor sense of direction? If it matters, the plant is Calliandra eriophylla, pink fairy duster. -- Jerry Friedman the word to look up is "geotaxis" Thank you. It led me to "gravitropism", which seems to be much more commonly used for plants. ("Geotaxis" is mostly used for motile micro- organisms, though I did find a few Web sites that used it for plants.) That in turn led me to terms such as "micropyle", and I'll plant seeds like this more carefully from now on. -- Jerry Friedman |
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