Thanks Bhagyashri ji for sharing these beautiful series of photographs of peace lily and thanks also for the information shared. Good effort..
Regards Prashant On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Dec 2011 and Jan 2012 > > Sharing images of Spathiphyllum wallisii at a private society at Pune > > Family Araceae > > Common name Peace lily > > Blooms are conical clumps of small flowers borne on a stalk surrounded by > a large white or greenish bract. An individual flower consists of a > central female structure with a stigma at its center and several male > flowers surrounding that stigma. These male flowers are difficult to > observe except during male anthesis when they are actually producing > pollen. Flowering lasts 9 to 12 days (although the attractive white spathe > may be evident for weeks), with the female phase lasting 4 to 5 days, > followed immediately by the male phase of 4 to 6 days. Pollen is > continuously produced all over the spadix during the male phase. The female > flowers open first (i.e., are receptive to pollen) and after a period of > time, ‘close'. Once closed the males open to release pollen. This delay > between male and female flowers prevents self-pollination. Pollination is > mostly via flies, bees or beetles that are attracted to the flowers by > their odour. In the morning hours, plants produce a spicy to soap-like > fragrance > > The flowers turn green when they have been pollinated and seed has been > set. The fruit and its seeds ripen four to six months after pollination.When > ripe the spadix becomes soft and yellow > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >
