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What plant is this?
I've had this plant for some seven years now and have never known its
name. It comes up every july and dies in oktober or so. Peculiar are its leaf crown which is set to one side of the stem, and its speckled stem. It has two stems, possibly belonging to two separate plants. Here are some pictures: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1755.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1753.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1750.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1756.jpg Thanks for any suggestions. Michiel |
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Probably an Arisaema species of some sort. Its a rather large genus. It
could even be a species in some other aroid genus. Cannot say without seeing the inflorescence. You must be missing the inflorescence that comes up in spring before the foliage matures. http://www.bulbsociety.com/GALLERY_O...aemalist.shtml http://www.aroid.org/ wrote in message ups.com... I've had this plant for some seven years now and have never known its name. It comes up every july and dies in oktober or so. Peculiar are its leaf crown which is set to one side of the stem, and its speckled stem. It has two stems, possibly belonging to two separate plants. Here are some pictures: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1755.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1753.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1750.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5...0/100_1756.jpg Thanks for any suggestions. Michiel |
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Hm, thanks, certainly sounds interesting. What exactly is the
inflorescence? I am not a biologist myself (and neither an english native speaker). As a matter of fact, many years we have doubted wether the plant would show up but it always has. Often however, it has appeared after we return from holiday and I have never seen the early stages of its appearence. What other information would be needed to determine its name? Will it ever carry real flowers? So far it hasn't? Are there ways to improve this chance? Does it need more sun? Michiel |
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" wrote in
oups.com: Hm, thanks, certainly sounds interesting. What exactly is the inflorescence? I am not a biologist myself (and neither an english native speaker). As a matter of fact, many years we have doubted wether the plant would show up but it always has. Often however, it has appeared after we return from holiday and I have never seen the early stages of its appearence. What other information would be needed to determine its name? Will it ever carry real flowers? So far it hasn't? Are there ways to improve this chance? Does it need more sun? Aroids often produce flowers in the spring, you may get a stem with something shaped like a champagne glass, with a bunch of flowers hidden inside of that. That will generally set seed and die well before the leaves emerge later in the summer. What you posted were images of two leaves, probably from the same plant. Mark the spot and check for a flower stalk in the spring. Sean |
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In message .com,
" writes What exactly is the inflorescence? To quote an old botanical glossary (1) The disposition of the flowers on the floral axis (2) less correctly used for the Flower Cluster -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Confuse the man even more, will ya?
Keep your dusty "old botanical glossary" on the bookshelf with the other antiques where it belongs. In this case, we are actually referring to the spath and spadix that passes for the "flower" of an Aroid. "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... In message .com, " writes What exactly is the inflorescence? To quote an old botanical glossary (1) The disposition of the flowers on the floral axis (2) less correctly used for the Flower Cluster -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Thanks all for enhancing my botanical knowledge ;-). I will certainly
mark the location of my plant and be on the look-out for anything inflorescence-like in the spring! Michiel |
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schreef
Thanks all for enhancing my botanical knowledge ;-). I will certainly mark the location of my plant and be on the look-out for anything inflorescence-like in the spring! *** Flowering in Arisaema is known to be related to the reserves the plant has. If there are no fruits this year, most likely it did not flower this year, and it is not all that likely that it will flower next year. It will flower only when it is ready. PvR |
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Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to
do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. Michiel |
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The statement about fruit is a red herring.
Since many Arisaema are functionally dioecious, you would need to be growing plants of both sexes and have a pollinator to get fruit. That would be rather impossible to expect from a single plant. All you need to worry about is seeing the plant produce it inflorescence next spring. wrote in message oups.com... Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. Michiel |
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schreef
Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. *** Probably nothing to do with climate. The Botanic Gardens at Utrecht have an extensive collection of Arisaema-species and all or most of these carry fruit. The fruits cannot be overlooked, in contrast to the inflorescence. Of course, a specimen with relatively poor reserves will have male inflorescences only. So a specimen that is only a beginner at flowering indeed won't have fruit. PvR |
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Finally the Grand Poobah humbles himself before the truth!!!
By beginner plant, you must mean a relatively young one or one with an immature rootstock. Certainly it isn't one with training wheels!!! "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ... schreef Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. *** Probably nothing to do with climate. The Botanic Gardens at Utrecht have an extensive collection of Arisaema-species and all or most of these carry fruit. The fruits cannot be overlooked, in contrast to the inflorescence. Of course, a specimen with relatively poor reserves will have male inflorescences only. So a specimen that is only a beginner at flowering indeed won't have fruit. PvR |
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On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:28:07 GMT, "Cereus-validus......."
wrote: Finally the Grand Poobah humbles himself before the truth!!! By beginner plant, you must mean a relatively young one or one with an immature rootstock. Certainly it isn't one with training wheels!!! "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message . .. schreef Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. *** Probably nothing to do with climate. The Botanic Gardens at Utrecht have an extensive collection of Arisaema-species and all or most of these carry fruit. The fruits cannot be overlooked, in contrast to the inflorescence. Of course, a specimen with relatively poor reserves will have male inflorescences only. So a specimen that is only a beginner at flowering indeed won't have fruit. PvR Oh dear. The absurdly named Cereus-validus is at it again - scoring cheap linguistic points off people who don't have English as their first language. |
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Oh Emily,
Why don't you stick to writing vapid "love poems" and leave the botany to the big boys? There is nothing absurd about Cereus validus. Its the name of an actual species. But, of course, you wouldn't know that. "Emily" wrote in message news On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:28:07 GMT, "Cereus-validus......." wrote: Finally the Grand Poobah humbles himself before the truth!!! By beginner plant, you must mean a relatively young one or one with an immature rootstock. Certainly it isn't one with training wheels!!! "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message .. . schreef Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. *** Probably nothing to do with climate. The Botanic Gardens at Utrecht have an extensive collection of Arisaema-species and all or most of these carry fruit. The fruits cannot be overlooked, in contrast to the inflorescence. Of course, a specimen with relatively poor reserves will have male inflorescences only. So a specimen that is only a beginner at flowering indeed won't have fruit. PvR Oh dear. The absurdly named Cereus-validus is at it again - scoring cheap linguistic points off people who don't have English as their first language. |
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It's a cactus. My growing instructions say "Full sun when mature." So
stick to the shade. On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:50:59 GMT, "Cereus-validus......." wrote: Oh Emily, Why don't you stick to writing vapid "love poems" and leave the botany to the big boys? There is nothing absurd about Cereus validus. Its the name of an actual species. But, of course, you wouldn't know that. "Emily" wrote in message news On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:28:07 GMT, "Cereus-validus......." wrote: Finally the Grand Poobah humbles himself before the truth!!! By beginner plant, you must mean a relatively young one or one with an immature rootstock. Certainly it isn't one with training wheels!!! "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message . .. schreef Well, I have never seen anything resembling fruit. Might this have to do with the climate? I live in the Netherlands. *** Probably nothing to do with climate. The Botanic Gardens at Utrecht have an extensive collection of Arisaema-species and all or most of these carry fruit. The fruits cannot be overlooked, in contrast to the inflorescence. Of course, a specimen with relatively poor reserves will have male inflorescences only. So a specimen that is only a beginner at flowering indeed won't have fruit. PvR Oh dear. The absurdly named Cereus-validus is at it again - scoring cheap linguistic points off people who don't have English as their first language. |
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