Re: More unknown plants

>  Chris, You have a good example of Elegans.  There are a lot of diffrent 
> forms of Elegans floating around, I do not know if you want to know the 
> reason for that but you can blame the Europeans for some of it.

I had read that there was all kinds of variation on that variety, just
to add to the confusion.  It sounds like a lot of nurseries started selling
anything that was deep blue as var. elegans in the mid '70s.  

What happened in Europe?

> They all have white or whitish flowers, The 'Index of Garden Plants' is just 
> wrong, You cannot always believe every thing you read.

Exactly why I asked again.  And why I'm still going to look for another
confirmation source.  :)

On a similar note (and not targeted at you, Paul), there was a recent 
discussion about references and how they're not always right.  Although
one shouldn't blindly accept everything as true, these references are
still valuable.  They're right more often than not, and yes, they're
not infallible, but we have to trust someone as an authority.  Otherwise
expert witnesses are useless in court and our elected officials serve no
purpose.  We expect these experts to be exactly that -- experts, and 
look to them for guidance.  For that reason I'm more likely to believe
a renowned horticultural reference book about something. 

I don't think there's a problem with believing everything that you read,
if they're from reputable sources.  However, one should always be 
prepared to change these beliefs as new facts become available.

Chris

"I never make mistakes.  I thought I did once, but I was wrong."

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