Terminology Test
Hannon (Tue, 12 May 2009 18:42:54 PDT)
Arnold,
I suppose it has to do with the time span between flowers and leaves.
Calochortus and Brodiaea, etc., also flower "following the foliage" so
to speak. It is usually a clear case-- I can't think of many geophytes
that flower virtually in the middle of dormancy. This would be
presumably the most hostile time of year for any kind of production.
Closest thing I know is Strumaria aestivalis, a lovely villous-leaved
thing that flowers in August-- when I invariably miss it.
Still, I don't know of a term for the plants that flower shortly after
the leaves die down or as they are browning.
Dylan
On 12/05/2009, Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold@nj.rr.com> wrote:
Dylan:
I could see how this sets up a chicken or the egg scenario. When do you
start the observation when the flowers appear or when the leaves
appear. Depending on the perspective it could be either.
Do the flowers appear before the leaves in Colchicum or after the
leaves. Is there an accepted 'convention' to determine the beginning?
Arnold
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