Bulbs with curly leaves
Hannon (Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:49:07 PST)
Nhu et al.,
Here is a paper by Mueller-Doblies that addresses the issue of
"curly-whirly" morphology. He emphasizes water conservation but I agree
with others who have suggested it has also to do with temperature
moderation. A flat linear leaf would likely have a greater heat load than a
coiled or twisted surface.
http://sciencedirect.com/science/article/…
Dylan
On 11 November 2012 11:32, Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Diana,
Another nice post! Jacob and I both love these curly leaves, and I know
this young friend of yours, who happen to be our friend as well. :)
The Albuca spiralis on your page is what I would call Albuca namaquensis.
Albuca spiralis has glandular hairs on the leaves, whereas A. namaquensis
does not.
If you want to move to a new site, try Google Blog. I have used it and it's
very good and highly recommend it for you. You should have no problem with
formatting with Google Blog.
Happy planting!
Nhu
On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Diana Chapman <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net
wrote:
I just posted on the blog some pictures of bulbs with curly leaves, and
I remember having read somewhere it is an adaptation to a dry
environment. Does anyone have anything to say about this? Do the
leaves tighten and relax according to sun/heat/drought?
the blog is: http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/. If you are using Firefox,
the formatting all goes to pieces.
Diana
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