At 15:47 07-07-2005, Judy Glattstein wrote: >I have two Arisaema fargesii flowering with their "backs" turned to the >path they are near. Arisaema respond well to digging while in flower, so >I could lift, turn 180 degrees, and pop them back into the same >location. Or, I could try moving them across the path. > >This is something that has occasionally intrigued me: do arisaema >present the same orientation from year to year? In other words, if I >spin them 180 degrees will they flower as I wish next year, or will they >stubbornly refuse to display their funny faces. What determines why >their flowers face the way that they do? With tulips I know that the >first leaf appears on the stem on the flatter side of the bulb. But that >has nothing to do with the flower. > >Any observations, comments, suggestions? > >Judy in summertime New Jersey. Gray and rainy today, which means it may >not reach steam bath conditions as it often does when the sun shines. >_______________________________________________ Well, I would guess they are turning toward the sun, even though something might be in the way. Plants always know where the sun is! Carol