New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Name: Joseph Delaware USA (Zone 7a)           Gerris2 Feb 8, 2015 10:48 AM CST |
Look at these cute fuzzy seeds of Ipomoea albivenia I recently harvested from my plant!   |
Name: Joseph Delaware USA (Zone 7a) Gerris2 Feb 8, 2015 1:16 PM CST |
| I gave most of the seeds a haircut. I kept one shaggy for comparison purposes. Apparently, if you do not remove the fuzz and try to grow a seed, the fuzz creates an environment that encourages rotting bacteria. |
Name: Ronnie (Veronica) Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)           luvsgrtdanes Feb 9, 2015 10:45 AM CST |
They look good Joseph, nice and plump...wonder why they are fuzzy in the first place  It happens in a flash, but the memory of it last forever. It can not be borrowed or stolen, and it is of no earthly good until it is given away. So if in your hurry you meet someone who is too weary to smile, leave him one of yours, for no one needs a smile quite as much as he who has none to give... |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!           Xeramtheum Feb 9, 2015 11:28 AM CST |
| I've often wondered about that too - what evolutional pressure would create the hairs .. the I carnea's are hairy too. I wonder if it's a deterrent for birds and other animals or perhaps the increased mass helps the seed move away from the parent plant location. "The Universe speaks in many languages, but only one voice. It speaks in the language of hope; It speaks in the language of trust; It speaks in the language of strength, and the language of compassion. It is the language of the heart and the language of the soul. But always, it is the same voice. It is the voice of our ancestors, speaking through us, And the voice of our inheritors, waiting to be born. It is the small, still voice that says: We are one. No matter the blood; No matter the skin; No matter the world; No matter the star; We are one. No matter the pain; No matter the darkness; No matter the loss; No matter the fear; We are one. Here, gathered together in common cause. we agree to recognize this singular truth, and this singular rule: That we must be kind to one another, because each voice enriches us and ennobles us, and each voice lost diminishes us. We are the voice of the Universe, the soul of creation, the fire that will light the way to a better future. We are one." G'Kar |
Name: Joseph Delaware USA (Zone 7a) Gerris2 Feb 9, 2015 3:31 PM CST |
| Thanks, Ronnie and Anne. I learned from Ron Kushner the seed fluff catches the wind for dispersal. I agree about pondering evolutionary pressure for the traits. |
Name: Joseph Delaware USA (Zone 7a) Gerris2 Feb 9, 2015 3:45 PM CST |
| I was thinking today the fuzzy seeds look like the Tribbles from the old Star Trek TV show. Haha |
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