Comments on: A Day in the Life of a Sandpaper Plant http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/ Learning a savanna in Panama, plant by plant Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:43:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Thorn Treehopper | A Neotropical Savanna http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-2806 Thorn Treehopper | A Neotropical Savanna Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:27:04 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-2806 [...] morning as I was checking to see whether the sandpaper plant fruit had ripened, I turned around a met, to my astonishment, this [...] [...] morning as I was checking to see whether the sandpaper plant fruit had ripened, I turned around a met, to my astonishment, this [...]

]]> By: Sandpaper Plant Summary - Bees and Weevils | A Neotropical Savanna http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-2232 Sandpaper Plant Summary - Bees and Weevils | A Neotropical Savanna Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:28:24 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-2232 [...] have been going over the notes I made for the sandpaper plant that I watched bloom in January and February. It seems to me that are some astounding synchronies [...] [...] have been going over the notes I made for the sandpaper plant that I watched bloom in January and February. It seems to me that are some astounding synchronies [...]

]]> By: A Neotropical Savanna » Darwin’s Day http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 A Neotropical Savanna » Darwin’s Day Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:58:35 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-2009 [...] celebration of the 200th birthdays of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, the sandpaper plant burst forth in bloom again today, this time attracting a new [...] [...] celebration of the 200th birthdays of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, the sandpaper plant burst forth in bloom again today, this time attracting a new [...]

]]> By: mary http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 mary Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:43:49 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1822 Shelley, I hope you enjoy the book half as much as I did and do. Mary Shelley,

I hope you enjoy the book half as much as I did and do.

Mary

]]> By: Shelley http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1817 Shelley Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:21:03 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1817 Felicitous indeed! And I first heard about "In Praise of Plants" only a day or two ago. As I read the description at Amazon, I wondered if I should take the plunge. Now I think I shall. ~Shelley Felicitous indeed! And I first heard about “In Praise of Plants” only a day or two ago. As I read the description at Amazon, I wondered if I should take the plunge. Now I think I shall.

~Shelley

]]> By: mary http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 mary Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:56:52 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1807 Hi Michael, That day with the plant was one of the most pleasant days of my life. I'm now just tracking the plant at certain times each day, but I think before the blooming is over, I'll find another day to just sit with it. It was a little like watching a tide-pool. If you sit there long enough, watching, you pretty soon see the world as from the eyes of one of its residents. Mary Hi Michael,

That day with the plant was one of the most pleasant days of my life. I’m now just tracking the plant at certain times each day, but I think before the blooming is over, I’ll find another day to just sit with it. It was a little like watching a tide-pool. If you sit there long enough, watching, you pretty soon see the world as from the eyes of one of its residents.

Mary

]]> By: Michael http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Michael Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:31:13 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1806 Dios Mio! This was amazing and quite fascinating. In the past I have passed by the sandpaper plant in various stages of what you described and photographed in the blog entry. Who would have known the fast life it leads! Thank you for your patience in documenting this and sharing it. Dios Mio! This was amazing and quite fascinating. In the past I have passed by the sandpaper plant in various stages of what you described and photographed in the blog entry. Who would have known the fast life it leads!

Thank you for your patience in documenting this and sharing it.

]]> By: mary http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 mary Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:08:28 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1804 Shelley - How felicitous that you should have mentioned Fabre. A friend of mine has leant me "The Insect World of J. Henri Fabre." I guess it's time to start reading it - right after I finish "Between Earth and Sky," by Nalini Nadkarni, which I had been resisting reading but which I find mostly wonderful, so far. While on the topic of books, I'll mention that, so far (again), my favorite plant book of all time is Francis Hallé's "In Praise of Plants." Wrenches one's view of the natural world around. Shelley -

How felicitous that you should have mentioned Fabre. A friend of mine has leant me “The Insect World of J. Henri Fabre.” I guess it’s time to start reading it – right after I finish “Between Earth and Sky,” by Nalini Nadkarni, which I had been resisting reading but which I find mostly wonderful, so far.

While on the topic of books, I’ll mention that, so far (again), my favorite plant book of all time is Francis Hallé’s “In Praise of Plants.” Wrenches one’s view of the natural world around.

]]> By: Shelley http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 Shelley Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:36:10 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1801 This extraordinary plant puts to rest the notion that life moves along sluggishly in the tropics--at least among the "smaller majority." Have you heard of the 19th-century entomologist Jean Henri Fabre? Your careful attention to the animal life on this plant reminds me of him. I suspect that you'd enjoy his work. ~Shelley This extraordinary plant puts to rest the notion that life moves along sluggishly in the tropics–at least among the “smaller majority.” Have you heard of the 19th-century entomologist Jean Henri Fabre? Your careful attention to the animal life on this plant reminds me of him. I suspect that you’d enjoy his work.

~Shelley

]]> By: mary http://ntsavanna.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sandpaper-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 mary Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:23:22 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=900#comment-1800 Hello HelenJ, Thank you for commenting. I'm still astounded by this plant, too, and I'm watching it daily. Today it closed its sepals even earlier than it did two days ago. Whew. I'm tempted to call it the "fastest flower in the universe," but who knows - there may be faster ones! :-) Mary Hello HelenJ,

Thank you for commenting. I’m still astounded by this plant, too, and I’m watching it daily. Today it closed its sepals even earlier than it did two days ago. Whew. I’m tempted to call it the “fastest flower in the universe,” but who knows – there may be faster ones!
:-)
Mary

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