Re: SPEC: I.foetidissima: curled petals

From: JForte21@aol.com

Hi Linda,

You wrote: <I purchased an I. foetidissima in a one gallon pot last fall. 
When it bloomed this spring the lateral edges of all the petals were curled 
upward. Does anyone know whether this defect might be genetic, infectious or 
cultural? I'm wondering if I should toss the plant or give it another year 
and see what happens.>

I have a yellow-flowered foetidissima that was curled up like that for a few 
days and then the petals flattened out.  But the bugs usually get the blooms 
before I get much of chance to enjoy them.  Luckily, while they are chomping 
the flowers, they are pollinating them, so in the fall I get those beautiful 
red-seeded pods.  And that's my favorite thing about foetidissimas.  So I 
wouldn't toss it unless the curling is preventing pollination.  And even 
then, I think it takes the plants a couple of years to make really nice pods.

Mary Forte
Atascadero, CA
Zone 9  


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