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ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2016-04-15 09:52 AM

Cypripedium acaule-Pink Lady's Slipper-Wild Orchid
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In May;
I dreamt that a paladin,
Dressed in silver threads
Was winding his way
Through forest duff;
(a humus dream of sorts-)

In that dream-
The knight, *Mycorrihiza
Played the part of incubus,
Rubbing the slender legs
Of maid Cypripedium...
Until she climaxed pink flowers.
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*Mycorrhiza-(mahy-kuh-rahy-zuh)
A symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus
with the roots of certain plants. It forms a
closely woven mass around the rootlets,
In order to penetrate the cells of the root.

A rare, and special Mycorrihiza-( shown as silver threads
in forrest duff samples) must be in contact with the roots
of the pink lady slipper, in order for it to thrive and bloom.
Mycorrhizas are extremely sensitive to chemical fertilizers,
and herbicides.

Ari Squire
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Posts 488
In The Phallus Lane

1 posted 2016-04-16 07:58 PM

My Uncle often said that I had been born in a greenhouse. It wasn't until I was much older that I realized he was referring to its color. Your knowledge of Flora borders on the obscene ice.

More feelings and fewer words please

ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

2 posted 2016-04-17 06:11 AM

Thank you Ari...

I have been a landscaper, and nurseryman my whole life..

Also an amateur botanist, which aligned itself well with my occupation.

Thanks for the reply

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2016-04-18 04:59 AM

Fascinating! Indeed amazing things happen in the world of flowers. You reminded me of a very interesting book I was once given, which was about the "sex-life" of flowers. Nature leaves us breathless in wonder. Thank you for sharing this miracle with beauty and competence.

Love,
Margherita

"Forget every touch or sound that did not teach you how to dance."
(Rumi)

ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

4 posted 2016-04-18 06:50 AM

Thank you, Margherita..

I'll look up that book, sounds interesting.
I am suggesting a book myself..
"The secret life of plants" by Peter Tomkins

Thanks for reading, and the reply..

ford

"Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance."
Carl Sandburg

Cari
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Posts 411
Englnand

5 posted 2016-04-18 07:13 AM

We do have the slipper orchid in England but they’re extremely rare. When one is discovered the location is kept secret. If you haven’t visited England there is so much for a nurseryman to enjoy. Kew gardens, the Eden Project as well as the many country estates with their landscaped gardens. In the 1800s intrepid plant hunters were sent the world over to collect fauna to satisfy the demands for landscape gardeners.

Much of our countryside is protected from the greed of developers by the Green Belt and considering the price of land in our small county, that’s quite an achievement. I wish I could say the same for our cities but most Europeans do that far better than we do.

Cari.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2016-04-18 09:42 PM

enjoyed reading this...james

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