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Re: Flowering tonight?

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Phil_SK wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:42 pm I love the antics with a tape measure... but no knife? I'd have to slice that in half at some point, I think! :twisted:
Not that I am an expert but that would reduce the chance for fruit set, I think.

Apparently Nancy beat the UK to it by a month. I am presuming Nancy the city in France rather than someone called Nancy. Growing on a myrmecophilous Cecropia.

https://myrmecodia.invisionzone.com/top ... us-wittii/

It has been suggested that the Strophocactus could have an agreement with some ants but it has not been observed.

Edited to add: Aurélien seems to be a plant-herd at the Nancy Botanical Gradens and has set up an incredible greenhouse dedicated to plant-animal interactions.
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Another update on the BBC News site:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-c ... e-56145358
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