Re: White iris, a clarification
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: White iris, a clarification
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 05:46:32 -0700
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
Glenn Simmons wrote:
>
> To restate the question, Linda was told that a pure white iris is an
> albino iris and it will bloom out, die, disappear not reproduce.
A true albino plant has no pigment--including chlorophyll. It dies as soon as
the nutrients in the seed are gone.
Pigment in the bloom is a different matter, and that lack should not be fatal to
the plant, even slowly.
Gerry
--
g*@loop.com AIS Region 15
Warm, winterless Los Angeles
President of San Fernando Valley Iris Society
My work? Helping generate data for http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo
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