Re: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne vs. climbers.

From: "Peter Boyce" botanist at malesiana.com> on 2006.01.14 at 22:59:58(13698) Yeah, yeah, I AGREE but Julius, you simply cannot believe the fun of, in the rain, spotting an aroid climber blossoming at the top of a large tree, climbing said tree (which naturally has several large nests of aggressive stinging ants (you know the kind, they clamp on with their huge mandibles to gain better purchase to sting)) and just as you reach the base of the pertinent branch all the movement you've set up sends the spathe falling past; you make a grab for it, in so doing you catch your foot in the climbing stems, in the process ripping of the (naturally solitary) inflorescence which also falls but instead of reaching the ground lodges in the branches of an adjacent (fiercely thorny) tree in which hangs a large hornet nest, the force of the inflorescence striking the tree agitates the hornets which then attack... Ah! How can I not LOVE climbers May I echo you Wilbert & everyone elses contributions to the IAS page Pete +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:36 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne vs. climbers. Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Friday, January 13, 2006 7:37 AM To : "Discussion of aroids" Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne on IAS website Dear Peter, Wilbert and Friends-- Hey Pete---I agree! Imagine this little short-shift, unifoliate little dwarf of an aroid, exquisitly beautiful as it might be, with only its ONE cordate leaf (no splits or fenestrations here!), having the audacity to produce such wonderfully marked, MULTIPLE blooms, AND NOT allowing these beautifully marked spathes to fall off soon after opening, like some other self-respecting, TRUE climbing marvels of the Aroid-world have the decency to do, leaving just a bare, white (but I`m certain quite attractive and interesting, mind you!) spadix! Some of these climbers may bloom just about once every twenty to forty years or so, but I`m certain that to experience the pleasure of seeing such a plain white spathe or bare spadix is well worth the wait!! :--)> (all in fun, guys!) Hey, congrats again to all, and good growing! Julius Hrumph! While I admit that Colletogyne is rather nice I my heart still flutters most when presented with a colossal Epipremnum or Rhaphidophora... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" To: "Aroid-l" Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 4:14 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] Colletogyne on IAS website Hi Folks, For all you lovers of the REALLY exquisite (and that only to be found among tuberous aroids) Albert and I have prepared a page on Colletogyne, a small gem. Just been rediscovered. have fun at: http://www.aroid.org/genera/colletogyne/ Cheerio, Wilbert p.s. all you lovers of climbing aroids, THIS is the moment to switch to the REAL thing and we won't hold it against you....but it IS the LAST chance!!!!!!!!! _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

Note: this is a very old post, so no reply function is available.