Re: SDB oddities
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- Subject: Re: SDB oddities
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 18:11:17 -0700 (MST)
Hi All!
Graham Spencer writes (27 Mar 97):
> There was research done over here on the tendency of some beardeds to
produce
> extra flower "bits". It seems not to be stable in most cases, but in my
> experience is more common in some varieties. The ancient SDB BLUE POOLS
> always produces malformed flowers on at least one clump in ten. We reckon
it
> may be the result of late frost damage, causing the stem to repair itself
too
> well.
BLUE POOLS is the only SDB among the ones I grow that routinely produces
flowers with extra parts. In light of Graham's hypothesis in the last
sentence quoted above (endorsed by Sharon Mc Allister in a separate
posting), it may be significant that BLUE POOLS is almost always the first
SDB to come into bloom here (while frosty nights are still common).
BTW, I don't think B>P> is quite old enough to be labeled "ancient", as it
does not even qualify as "historic" (it was introduced in 1973).
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
"This is the Place" - Rain and sleet in the am, followed by chilly sunshine
