Window flowers
Adam Fikso (Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:23:04 PDT)
Don't know if your memory is correct--but it makes sense. It could pick up
on both transmitted light from above, or reflected heat and light from the
ground. I've not seen this idea or fact before. Thanks. Will check
further.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane McGary" <janemcgary@earthlink.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Window flowers
One possibility that occurs to me, and that hasn't been mentioned yet,
about window flowers, is that some flowers (especially alpines) have
adaptations that appear to raise the temperature inside the flower. This
both attracts insect pollinators and increases the likelihood of
fertilization. Would the extra light entering through the windows do this?
I seem to recall that some Ranunculaceae that flower very early have
window petals.
Jane McGary
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