Re: honey bees
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: honey bees
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:20:23 -0600 (CST)
> I've never stuck my nose in a PawPaw flower, but I have been sufficiently
> close to put an index finger in the flower and noodle the pollen around.
> Didn't smell anything, good or bad. Never had rotting fruit under my trees.
> Amorphophalli (is that the plural?) are pollinated by carrion flies, and as
> I recall, so is ginger. Either my smeller is way off or else PawPaw
> blossoms only attract carrion flies that are close to begin with. Margaret
I *have* stuck my nose into a pawpaw flower, and I liked it. :) It didn't
smell like rotting meat to me at all; in fact, it was subtly pleasant.
Kind of fruity, but with an underlying mustiness.
However, the leaves and stems of Asimina triloba *do* have an unpleasant
odor when crushed, so you don't want to plant them anywhere that they might
get trampled, sat upon, etc. But I could see them as having a really nice
effect on the side of a shaded deck -- the coarse texture lends a tropical
air and could look really nice with potted palms or other tropicals.
Now to bring it back to the scope of the list... What perennials would
you plant with it? It grows natively with plants like wild ginger,
spicebushes, false solomon's seal, doll's eyes, and some goldenrods.
Chris
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