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Re: frosty spears

In a message dated 10/5/99 8:06:30 AM Central Daylight Time,
CEREOID@PRODIGY.NET writes:

<<
 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)?
  >>

Hi Steve,

In 'Frosty Spears', the first 2 or 3 small leaves on a young plant have a
channel which runs all the way to the tip.  As more leaves emerge, the
channel is less and less developed, until the last several leaves, which are
perfectly cylindrical and without a channel, emerge.  These mature stage
leaves have longutidinal lines all the way around the leaf surface, and the
leaf surface is smooth.

This description matches another plant I have labeled as phillipsiae, the
only difference being that 'Frosty Spears" produces new leaves which are
silvery-white in color, and which darken to sort of a pea green color with
age (like t. silver laurentii).

Both these plants seem consistent with Brown's description of phillipsiae,
although I haven't seen flowers yet.

Later.
Kirk.
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