Comments on: Sculptural & Colorful Calla Lilies

By: Getter Dragon 1

Getter Dragon 1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:27:53 +0000

I like cala lillies.

By: gina

gina — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:49:24 +0000

A lot of hotels here in the US have this type flower arrangement in their lobby area, wherein the flowers are submerged in water. They’ve become so common, that they’ve been christened them “test tube” arrangements by some professional florists.

By: joy from la

joy from la — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:43:13 +0000

what beautiful calla lilies!!!!!
i miss the smell and beauty of sampaguita that when i saw sampaguita plants in l.a. chinatown, i bought it (original price was $20.00 for an 8″ pot but was able to make tawad to 2 pots for $30.00 – a little pricey for my budget) to try growing it at home. this was like 2 years ago. they’re still alive although not flowering. i’ve searched the internet on info on sampaguita care (more famously known as persian jasmine in the internet) but found none.
maybe, one of your readers can direct me to such a website. i’d like to try propagating them also after i make them flower first.
thanks so much in advance.
p.s. mm, love your website!!!

By: present tense

present tense — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:10:58 +0000

Fruit will float because they contain air in the peel, cavities and tissues. Mangosteens have a rind, a core. and some interspersed seeds within the core. The gas content changes as they ripen altering specific gravity inside the fruit different from water’s own relative density. Sometimes the rind structure will affect osmotic ability. So once you get the ratios correctly, then you can separate those that float and those that sink. To do this you will need an osmotic caliper that also measures relative densities of brix and starch if such an instrument even exists – in the end i would use bonsais instead of mangosteens.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:30:59 +0000

Perhaps the fruits that ‘sink’ have bigger and heavier seeds, while the ones that ‘float’ are the ones that have smaller, lighter seeds?

By: Seigfred

Seigfred — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:41:12 +0000

i think it’s because of worms. when a mangosteen has a worm on it, when the fruit is submerged in water, the worm inside (with all its wisdom) gets alarmed, grows a pair of fins and starts swimming making the mangosteen appear as if its density is lighter than water. the more worms in synchronized swimming, the higher it floats.

hehehe i am so full of crap.

on an enlightened note, the lilies are lovely. we were supposed to have these flowers in our wedding but it was too expensive… we ended up in quiapo with a riot of tulips.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:24:08 +0000

pinkytab, actually, the calla bloom is magnified in the water, and as such looks very interesting in that treatment. I would try it before knocking it, but it probably isn't for everyone. And the stem of callas apparently have an unusual quality of absorbing water differently from other flowers that only suck up water up their stem opening. So they can have their stems bent out of shape, and still be hydrated as long as a part of the stem is submerged. It's not like the end of the bloom has a nose to breathe through... :) Some other unusual arrangements with callas, here.

By: pinkytab

pinkytab — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:05:02 +0000

I think calla lilies are beautiful and should be exposed to be admired so why on earth would anyone want to submerge them in water. Maybe I dont have an artistic eye thats why I just dont get it. I feel like the poor thing cant breathe.