Re: [aroid-l] amorphophallus and mockingbirds

From: Harry Witmore harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2003.07.22 at 22:19:03(10430) Along these lines. You may remember I offered some Amorph kuisianus seed last year and the day before I was to ship them all out I had a problem with grandkid finger blight and the seeds disappeared to be later located in the ground close by 'planted'. Well a year has passed and I'm wondering about the estate (not really) and notice in a totally different part of the woods a young kuisianus seedling where I have never had one and I don't believe the grandkids put them. Is there any record of this species over wintering as deposited seed? Maybe this is the case of a bird highjacking. +More At 09:13 AM 7/19/2003 -0400, you wrote: I have to tell you that I just watched a mockingbird pick off an orange, not quite ripe, amorph. konjac berry and fly off...the infructescence has lots of berries missing, a few lying on the ground below the plants there, but now I'm wondering if this bird has been coming by and sampling these berries? Anyone else witness birds eating amorph berries? Petra --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 7/14/2003 Harry Witmore Zone 7 NC Cloud Jungle Art Epiphytes.Org Cloud Jungle ePiphytes --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 7/14/2003

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