Acanthus mollis

Toni Hawryluk from Seattle, WA has asked for more information about the

situation of the mysterious albino Acanthus plants.

There has been no bradyseism.  The land has been the same level for as many
years as we have been here.

Acanthus roots are to shallow to have reached depths and found salt water
or something buried.  This Acanthus that produces white seedlings has been
there for many years and shows no outward changes.

There are no industries within a large area.  It is rural, suburban,
residential.  The only changes have been an increased population in the
area with more traffic, thus the air quality is not as good as it once was.

As far as residue in the soil, this is an abandoned area of our garden,
which as far as I can remember has NEVER been mulched or fertilized, so it
would be more or less uncontaminated by chemical fertilizers.  We have
NEVER used weed killers and do not spray poisons at all, not even on our
roses.

I wonder if it could be ultra-violet rays which have caused damage...

Onward!

Helene Pizzi
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