Re: Sadleria cyatheoides

Dean, there is one more option you are not considering. Having done a great deal
of collecting of aroids in the Andes, I can tell you often the higher altitude
anthuriums come out with new foliage that is red. You might consider the ultra
violet rays being stronger at higher altitude. Can't tell you this for a fact, but
it is not only the ferns that do this and not only in Hawaii. It is also true of
the ferns in the Andes............ just another option to think about.

Betsy

Dean Ouer wrote:

> Hi all,
> On a recent trip to Hawaii (Kona) I noticed large amounts of Sadleria
> cyathiodes everywhere beginning abruptly at approx. 2200 feet elevation. All
> had green emerging fronds. Then at around 3000 feet and higher they all
> abruptly (so abruptly it hardly seemed possible) changed to identical looking
> plants but all having red emerging fronds. Does anyone know for sure what is
> going on? If its the cooler weather, then my S. cyatheoides here in coastal
> San Diego should be red since its similar weather to 4000 feet there. If its
> the added rainfall at the higher elevation, same thing since I water a lot
> here. I know there may be a lot of different theories but does anyone know for
> sure? I ordered Daniel Palmer's "Hawai'i's Ferns" and it doesn't say anything
> about the red fronds. Could it really be a different variant or species? Has
> anyone seen a red frond S. cyatheiodes at lower elevations in Hawaii.
> Thanks,
> Dean Ouer

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