Anyway , I worked on it a bit more , 'cause try to keep a Greek away from free stuff. and came up with these seeds. At least I think are seeds.
They are pretty small (use paper towel for reference)
Anyway , I worked on it a bit more , 'cause try to keep a Greek away from free stuff. and came up with these seeds. At least I think are seeds.
They are pretty small (use paper towel for reference)
That is in fact a very good question Mike and it's searching minds that make this forum.
Firstly, I don't know if this vine is the type to put out feelers in which case I don't think the spiraling direction is relevant. If it is a spiraling climber then my money is on anti-clockwise (when viewed from underneath).
I will keep you guys posted.
I was just getting ready to complain about the "anticlockwise" term but before I made more of an ass of myself I decided to google it.
And today I learned that people in the US say the term differently.
In the US we correctly say "Counterclockwise" where in the UK , much like your driving. use the wrong "Anticlockwise"
People have a lot of things to complain about the Brits , and rightly so but inconsistency is not one of them.
i am sure the above truth might anger some . But before any one decides to say something about the Greeks , just remember that we invented the yo-yo
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
You greek invented 'anti' also
Think you got that one wrong though
I might, and if I have, it will not be the first time or the last time, not that I would ever admit it, unless forced to do so, and perhaps not even then. I am sure I can find a way to weasel out of admitting I am wrong.
So, when you are anti, you are not for , so if you are anticlockwise , you are not for a clockwise direction , but in a four dimensional environment there is an infinite number of directions other than to the right.
....Infinite because any number can be infinitely divided.
But counterclockwise implies an direction directly opposite of the one present. and sinse clockwise is to the right, counterclockwise can only be to the left
What am I missing ?
Please don't say a brain. That would be hurtful
That would be correct if the terms clockwise and the other one were only used to describe time, but in the case, lets say of a falling flower which is what stirred this hornet's nest, said item falling anticlockwise could be any direction other than clockwise , where counterclockwise can only be the opposite of clockwise .
I would let it go, but I love you too much to let you to live a lie.
on a dial watch you'd be correct, i'm glad we put that to bed.
incidentally we don't just use anti all the time in the UK, we have a number of counters, usually organisations like he Police Counter Terrorism Security Office but that only exists because the Greeks invented terrorism
Do you have a lot of spare time up there in Khon Kaen, BB?
Anyway, I've been thinking about your seeds and I don't think they're ready. I would wait until the flowers are dying at the end of the season and then collect dried ones. The seed pod should be hard and dry within the base of the flower (ovary).
I think the seeds the neighbours gave me were from last year because they also showed me a small seedling about 18 inches tall, and I would think that had been planted some months ago from last year's seeds.
Ours is Green all year round and has flowered several times. But this time was the most.
It also grows very quick. We got ours about a year ago and I don't remember how big it was but I remember that we put it in our car, so it could not had been more than four ft.
Just keep in mind that it drops it's flowers a lot (as you can see on our grass) and if you have it too close to the pool ...
unless you like flowers floating in your pool, which IMO might not bee so bad .
Just make sure you get one that drops its flowers counterclockwise and not the one that does anticlockwise because those little suckers will be all over the place
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does it attract bees? does look great BB
I often see a couple of Bumblebees feeding from it but nothing that would be of concern, I have also seen some very pretty butterflies . And a couple of birds have made a best there
Lovely to hear the chicks calling , but they were making a mess dropping blades of grass while building it, but I did not have the heart to make them move. Now they have babies and have squatter rights LOL
nice finger point there BB, top pointing
Thanks BB. I will look on my drive back home next week. Should be able to find a few.
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