Re: CULT: "Reversion" to White
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- Subject: Re: CULT: "Reversion" to White
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 17:05:59 -0600 (MDT)
John Montgomery writes:
> Somewhere in the dimly lit labyrinth of my memory is an anecdote trying
to get
> out concerning "white reversion".
> I recall reading this somewhere and am not certain whether it was iris or
> lilies.
>
> The woman with the problem had dug up all of her rhizomes/bulbs and
spread
> them out on the ground. She replanted what she wanted and gave all of the
> remainder to her church for fundraising.
> Next year to her disappointment all she had was white flowers. She asked
about
> the ones that were sold and all customers had a selection of colors. It
turned
> out that she had picked out all of the biggest rhizomes/bulbs for herself
and
> gave the smaller ones to the church.
>
John,
This sounds like a gladiolus story to me. White glads tend to be more
vigorous growers and multipliers than the other colors and can "take over"
a mixed collection over time by a process similar to the one you have
reported.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
