Re: honey bees
Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
Puh-leeze tell me more about the Paw-paw! I've tried to grow on these
plants for 3 years now, and they just sulk! Last year I've kept them in
the greenhouse where they seemed happier, but I just can't seem to get
any real substancial growth to occur.
My suspicion is that our maritime climate simply doesn't have the
thermal heat units that they require.
I've what I like to think is excellent references books, but can't find
any large amount of info on these.
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The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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