CULT: pattern of increase

So,  I'm out looking at my beds, seeing who's growing, increasing etc.  I
couldn't help but notice that there seem to be two distinct patterns to how
a given rhizome puts up increases.

The first pattern, represented by  EVERGREEN HIDEAWAY, CHARTREUSE RUFFLES,
MOHR PRETENDER, THORNBIRD and others, puts up increases right at the base of
the parent fan.  So stinking close to the parent that you have to hold the
leaves of the parent back to be able to find the increase.  These seem to
eventually grow away from the parent, but the clump remains quite dense.

The second pattern, represented by SIX PACK, FASHIONABLY LATE,  and others
puts up the increase well away from the parent  fan, usually at the
opposing/ cut end of the rhizome.  I know there is a connection between this
growth pattern and the longer more fingerlike type of rhizome.

Personally, I like the more spread out growth pattern better.  My impression
is that these increases appear earlier (on the newly planted plants) and
grow faster.

Does anyone have any data, guesses, about the inheiritability of these
growth patterns?  Are we operating under the impression that growing
conditions are what causes the increases to come in one way or the other?
Is one growth habit preffered by AIS judges when voting for Dykes etc?

Just running my brain,
Christian

P.S.  If anyone is feeling it, I could use the pedigrees for CUP RACE, HIGH
SIERRA, BEG TO DIFFER, LITTLE FREAK, CLEMATIS, FLAT RATE, FLOPSY, INDIGO
PRINCESS, RHYTHM, NO TOP, SPACE VIKING, WHITE PARASOL.....

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