Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Delicious Monster, apparently, 1 by johnpeten

johnpeten wrote:
I am no botanist but from my studies it is now possible to see the male and female parts of the flowers. The Carpels are to the right and the male stamens are to the left. Only the top part of the stamens are fertile. In the middle they are sterile. This apparently prevents self fertilization.
There are many other flower buds adjacent to the cultivated garden, There are probably more deeper in the woods. I also have a juvenile that has not developed it's adult leaves yet. This plant has a leaf bud with a whitish sheath(Cataphyll), which at a distance can be confused with a flower bud.