I really like this one, Thomas. As far as the reasoning behind the pattern, I'm not sure.
Because the identity of my "Alpine Vista" is in question, a friend here suggested I search the archives for 'Alpine Lake' and there's a neat shot of what a late cold snap did to the coloration here:
http://www.hort.net/lists/highlight.pl?bits=3&search=alpine+lake&URL="">iris-photos/jun01/msg00074.html#marker
and here it is normal:
http://www.hort.net/lists/highlight.pl?bits=3&search=alpine+lake&URL="">iris-photos/oct02/msg00303.html#marker
I'd be interested to see how yours develops over time.
Thank-you for sharing the photos.
Brock
--- In iris-photos@yahoogroups.com, thomas silvers <tesilvers@...> wrote:
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> I haven't noticed this seedling to have this color pattern before, so I'm wondering if it's weather-related, virally-induced or a sport/mutation.
> Has anybody seen this type of pattern before?
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> This is one of the KUPARI X rubromarginata seedlings.
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