Gloriosa
James Waddick (Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:24:21 PDT)
Dear Friends,
I don't recall much discussion here about Gloriosa. I had
never grown any before this summer. Thanks to a generous PBSer
(Thanks TG) I have one in flower right now.
What a bizarre flower !
Got me thinking if there are any other bulbous plants that
produce a flower with these anthers and stigma spread out so widely.
The stigma make a hard 90 degree turn and get as far as it can from
the ovary.
There's a few twining bulbous plants, but nothing quite like Gloriosa.
Neat Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
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