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Re: frosty spears

Dear Kirk and all,

Have not seen Sans. 'Frosty Spears' in person and have a question about it.

Does the channel on the upper side of the leaf run all the way to the leaf
tip (as in Sans.pearsonii group) or only near the leaf base (as in
Sans.suffruticosa group)?

I still suspect it may be something very different from Sans.phillipsiae as
mentioned in my notes to Supannee.

Its a shame that Grigsby's doesn't have any documentation to go with the
plant. Knowing the origin of the plant could clear things up quickly.

Cereusly Steve

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•Subject: Re: [SANS] frosty spears
•From: Kirk Pamper
•Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:48:28 EDT
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HI Tom,

Sorry for slow reply..........I've been out of town for twelve days.

I have been gowing 'Frosty Spears' for a couple of years now.  I bought it
on
site at Grigsby's before they released it on their Wish List.  As far as I
can tell, it is simply a lighter colored clone of phillipsiae.  It has the
same growth habit and smooth texture, and produces the same, just slightly
aerial, stolons.

Good light is the key to encouraging the pale coloration, and the leaves do
darken with age.  It reproduces easily from leaf cuttings.

Hope this helps!  I'm not sure if the folks as Grigsby's even know what it
is.

Cheers,
Kirk
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