Bulbs with curly leaves

Hannon othonna@gmail.com
Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:49:07 PST
Nhu et al.,

Here is a paper by Mueller-Doblies that addresses the issue of
"curly-whirly" morphology. He emphasizes water conservation but I agree
with others who have suggested it has also to do with temperature
moderation. A flat linear leaf would likely have a greater heat load than a
coiled or twisted surface.

http://sciencedirect.com/science/article/…

Dylan

On 11 November 2012 11:32, Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Diana,
>
> Another nice post! Jacob and I both love these curly leaves, and I know
> this young friend of yours, who happen to be our friend as well. :)
>
> The Albuca spiralis on your page is what I would call Albuca namaquensis.
> Albuca spiralis has glandular hairs on the leaves, whereas A. namaquensis
> does not.
>
> If you want to move to a new site, try Google Blog. I have used it and it's
> very good and highly recommend it for you. You should have no problem with
> formatting with Google Blog.
>
> Happy planting!
> Nhu
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Diana Chapman <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net
> >wrote:
>
> > I just posted on the blog some pictures of bulbs with curly leaves, and
> > I remember having read somewhere it is an adaptation to a dry
> > environment.  Does anyone have anything to say about this?  Do the
> > leaves tighten and relax according to sun/heat/drought?
> >
> > the blog is:  http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/.  If you are using Firefox,
> > the formatting all goes to pieces.
> >
> > Diana
> > Telos Rare Bulbs
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