CatMom's Dad brought her an Easter present! She received a bouquet of yellow flowers she still does not know the name of. She was so excited to put them into a vase.
CatMom has 2 Easter lilies and this bouquet of flowers and yet one other cat-friendly flowering plant: the Madagascar Jasmine.
The Jasmine vine is in the shape of an "O". If Lucius can, he jumps through the middle of it for fun. CatMom arranges things around to keep the road clear. She knows he likes this.
Well, there was a new bouquet last night. The Easter present. They are beautiful and vibrant.
Lulu jumped up on the counter. He moved near the flowers, interested by their colour and smell. We kept picking him up and putting him down beside something to take his attention away.
CatMom had recently remarked, "Those flowers are perfect for having cats. These stems are so long and the flowers are so tall, that cats can't possibly bite them."
Lulu, for the third time, came near the flowers. Lulu meerkated and then reached up with all he could do with his paws. He ran his paws through the tops of the flowers. He pulled his paws fingertips along the pollen and through the petals four or five times in a matter of seconds. Two petals from the bouquet wafted down.
Lulu is my unlikely pollinator. Animals must also have some role in pollination. They are not as important as bees and fruit flies, but for some plants they might make the difference.
If Lulu is willing to pass the pollen from the pistol to the stamen, so be it. Good boy, Lulu!
CatMom has 2 Easter lilies and this bouquet of flowers and yet one other cat-friendly flowering plant: the Madagascar Jasmine.
The Jasmine vine is in the shape of an "O". If Lucius can, he jumps through the middle of it for fun. CatMom arranges things around to keep the road clear. She knows he likes this.
Well, there was a new bouquet last night. The Easter present. They are beautiful and vibrant.
Lulu jumped up on the counter. He moved near the flowers, interested by their colour and smell. We kept picking him up and putting him down beside something to take his attention away.
CatMom had recently remarked, "Those flowers are perfect for having cats. These stems are so long and the flowers are so tall, that cats can't possibly bite them."
Lulu, for the third time, came near the flowers. Lulu meerkated and then reached up with all he could do with his paws. He ran his paws through the tops of the flowers. He pulled his paws fingertips along the pollen and through the petals four or five times in a matter of seconds. Two petals from the bouquet wafted down.
Lulu is my unlikely pollinator. Animals must also have some role in pollination. They are not as important as bees and fruit flies, but for some plants they might make the difference.
If Lulu is willing to pass the pollen from the pistol to the stamen, so be it. Good boy, Lulu!
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