Re: HIST: Crimson King
- Subject: Re: HIST: Crimson King
- From: L* M*
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:37:54 -0500
Sharon M asked us to check pollen color on CRIMSON KING.
Sharon, others, any idea how variable pollen color can be within the
same cultivar? The reason I ask is that now that I have a digital
camera, I've been roaming around my woods taking mug shots of spring
wildflowers and noticed that the trout lilies (Erythronium) that I
rescued some 40 years ago from woods about to be flooded by a lake
impoundment have brown to golden yellow anthers, while some that I
resuced from my neighbor's cattle 'pasture' have deep burgundy, almost
red anthers (yes, I have pictures!). There may be other subtle
differences, but plants from these two populations are growing in
slightly different habitats and may have different
nutritional/temperature/water regimes.
Given the earlier discussion about pigments (esp carotenoids?), I
wondered if similar differences might occur in pollen?
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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