A shade loving plants, this was painted from living material grown in the Wellington Botanic Gardens. I love the movement of this unusual little plant where the flowers grow beneath the leaves as if they are little mice hiding.
The flowers (spadix) are enclosed within a hooded dark purplish brown spathe (to 2" long) that tapers into a 6-inch long tail which give the plants the common name of mouse plant. Propagation is by insects which are enticed into the spathe through a tiny opening at the end of the tail. Once inside, the trapped insects transfer pollen from male to female flowers as they move around trying to escape.
I feel the painting has humour and a rhythm with the interaction of each of the flowers.
Image size: 390 x 980mm Landscape
Medium: Watercolour
Reference: Painted from a specimen grown at the Wellington Botanic Gardens
Collection: in New Zealand
Society of Botanical Art 2014 Awards, The Joyce Cumming Presentation Award.
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