Musella lasiocarpa (A. R. Franchet) C. Y.
Wu ex H. W. Li
Musella lasiocarpa flowering sequence of plant in cultivation in UK
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05/06/02 -
day 1 - the first sign of flowering is a reduction in size of emerging leaves
28/06/02 -
day 24 - leaves are forced out by the emerging inflorescence
09/07/02 -
day 36
09/07/02 -
day 36
18/07/02 -
day 45 - leaves practically horizontal
18/07/02
- day 45 - early inflorescence just before the first female flowers become visible
23/07/02 -
day 50 - female stage inflorescence
23/07/02 -
day 50 - female stage inflorescence
23/07/02 -
day 50 - female stage inflorescence
13/08/02 -
day 71 - male flowers
07/04/03 -
day 308 - development of male bud resumes after winter break
04/07/03 -
day 410 - late stage male bud
18/07/03 - day 424 - late
stage male bud
02/08/03 -
day 425 - developing fruits
14/08/03 -
day 437 - the end of the inflorescence
15/11/03 -
day 530 - ripe fruits dehisce irregularly ...
15/11/03 -
day 530 - ... and the pulp mass falls to the ground
15/11/03 -
day 530 - seeds in chambers around the periphery of the fruit
Insect visitors
wasps
completely destroy male flowers 
but bees just collect nectar