Re: POLLOCK PUCKER AND OTHER PUKEY PLANTS
- Subject: Re: POLLOCK PUCKER AND OTHER PUKEY PLANTS
- From: J* H*
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:49:55 -0400
Robins,
I note that Marvin did not indicate the source of ' Lunar Eclipse'....perhaps
because it is not a very good plant with its characretistic "pucker" . It has been
pointed out previously that when this plant is grown in the spring in a
greenhouse with higher night temperatures, it does not have the pucker.
The plant is derived as a sport ( Zilis 1985) of August Moon." If one cuts the
plant back every year you have a nice plant" per Pete Ruh. The reason for the
pucker is probably due to the fact that in some clones of this cultivar, the LI
layer of the border which is white, does not grow as fast as the LII layer, (the
inside of the leaf which is chartreuse) in cool weather. Therefore the white
border appears as a "drawstring" might look around the border, which has not grown
at the same rate as the inside of the leaf. If the plant is cut down, then the
growth later in the season is more normal because temperatures are higher, which
does not result in as much puckering in the border tissue. Thus, the plant,
although it is not a good one from its early growth characteristics, is
interesting as a study from a physiological growth response standpoint.
Jim Hawes
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LemkeIowa@aol.com wrote:
> > According to Pete Ruh, if you have a plant that has this trait on first
>
> > growth, just cut the first growth back (every year) and you will have a
>
> > very lovely plant.
>
> Walt & Charles, et al.......
>
> if you remove the drawstring.........IS IT LUNAR ECLIPSE????
>
> perhaps marv can tell me what lunar eclipse is from......
>
> thx ......ken
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> MR. MAREK:
>
> HERE IS MY DATA FILE ON GOOD OLE 'LUNAR ECLIPSE; I THREW MY FIRST ONE AWAY
> BECAUSE OF ITS USUAL APPEARANCE. THE SECOND ONE, A GIFT, I PLANTED IN FULL
> AFTERNOON SUN. IT HAS DONE VERY WELL THERE. HOWEVER WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY
> GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM WHY MONKEY AROUND WITH THIS MISFIT.
>
> OLD AGE TELLS ME NOT TO PAMPER ANY HOSTA. I AM IN OR AT THE AGE OF MINIMUM
> MAINTENANCE.
>
> HUGH MOORE SAYS: MIDDLE AGE IS WHEN IT TAKES LONGER TO REST THAN TO GET TIRED.
>
> KEEP THOSE SMILES A COMEN:
>
> LEMKEIOWA
>
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