Re: POLLOCK PUCKER AND OTHER PUKEY PLANTS

Jim,

This is very interesting- I have a Snowcap that had the drawstring. Two years ago I bought another, that
didn't have it--which was planted right next to the other. Last year both came up just fine. It will be
interesting to see what happens this year. What you say makes a whole lot of sense and I appreciate you
sharing with us.

Ray

Jim Hawes wrote:

> 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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