Re: I. pallida variegated - a or a?
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- Subject: Re: I. pallida variegated - a or a?
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 10:39:04 -0700 (MST)
Ellen Gallagher writes:
> Just a note re I. pallida (variegated). The two types: Aurea and
> Argentea are suited for different climes. I grow aurea here in the
> tundra and the flowers are more of a med.,slate blue and couldn't
> be considered 'pale' blue by anybody's eye.
>
> I have never seen argentea since it is not as hardy and has an
> infusion of a more tender species in its background.
>
Hi Ellen!
I grow both forms of variegated I. pallida, and Aurea (aka "Zebra")
definitely is the more vigorous of the two. However, I believe that both
are mutant forms of the species I. pallida without any other infusion. I
agree that the flower color is not "pale" and I would hardly call it
"blue", either. Terms such as "lavender" or "light violet" would more
naturally occur to me. We should remember that the species was named
"pallida" for its pale, papery spathes, not for the sake of its flower
color.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
