Re: A sikokianum
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] A sikokianum
- From: G* O*
- Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 09:07:14 -0400
Plants are mysterious beasts indeed, Marge. The other thing I have long
heard, and can attest to through personal observation is that no matter
where you plant golden moneywort (Lysimachia mummularia) it will always
look for the nearest path and grow out onto it!
Gerry
At 01:59 AM 4/7/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, Gerry, this has been a reoccurring topic on Arisaema list -
>apparently A. sikokianum is notorious for this. Someone dug their
>clump and turned it around one year only to have it come back the
>next year facing away from the path. The suggestion of surrounding
>this one with paths on all sides was rejected because it would
>probably cause them to not bloom because they couldn't face away from
>a path:-)
>
>My one blooming size plant never faces the path, either, but turns in
>profile to it...at least it doesn't turn its back on me:-)
>
>Consensus is that all Arisaema bloom facing in just about any
>direction with no real pattern nor any real reason that anyone can
>pin point. Consensus also is that if you want an Arisaema to bloom
>facing a certain direction, you have to grow it in a pot so you can
>manually turn it to face where you want it. These plants have minds
>of their own. In a mature and large clump of A. triphyllum, blooms
>face all different directions. Some look like they are carrying on
>conversations with others and some like they are snubbing their
>neighbors...we shall never really know what goes on in the secret
>world of plants.
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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>> From: Gerry/Bob O'Neill <eoneill@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
>>
>> WAH!! My first A. sikokianum (planted last year) is blooming, but
>it's
>> facing THE WRONG WAY! (Away from the path). Will it always face
>this way,
>> or is it different every year?
>>
>> P.S. the direction it's facing seems to have no connection to the
>direction
>> of the prevalent light source.
>>
>> Gerry
>
