Re: AR Bloom Question
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- Subject: Re: AR Bloom Question
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 21:19:39 -0600 (MDT)
Donald Eaves wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I understood that the onco arils only had a single bloom. The one I have
> been lurking around waiting for it to open has two stalks, one clearly has
> a single bud, the other clearly has two in the terminal. I know the
> regelia arils can have several, but was under the impression the oncos only
> had a single. Since this one was bought as an onco species, I'm trying to
> determine if it truly may be.
>
>From the WOI:
Extensive variation exists within the onco group, not only from one
species to another, but also among individual clones of a particular
species. Some characteristics, however, are common to many. "All"
oncos bloom on single-flowered stems, sometimes so short that the
species are true dwarfs. Most oncos have red-skinned rhizomes which
multiply from nipple-shaped increases; a few are stoloniferous.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
