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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chicago Illinois USA
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Mr I love Ants was recently asking about color differences in spring beauty blooms. I remembered reading about the unusual circumstances at work in this instance but didn't remember detail. Being the time of year for spring beauty to be noticed it was with pleasure I read "In Defense Of Plants " tackling this subject. A good explanation and links to more info...
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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Interesting..
I wonder if that holds true for the hepaticas as I notice quite the variable in their coloration up in the UP. Not finding any info on that line of thought about the hepaticas BUT..... Noticed The legume Desmodium setigerum Changes not only it's color but ALSO changes its SHAPE! Quote:
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1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New Jersey
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Thankyou for the information. I've always wondered what caused the color to vary. Years ago I started with 6 corms and now they've spread to form quite a sizable patch. I've had to start transplanting them elsewhere because they're coming up on the paths. Mine have always hued more toward the white end of things with faint pink vanes, but a few had dark pink coloration to them which isn't as showy as I was hoping for.
My original design idea was to plant a bunch under my Eastern Redbud hoping they would be just as pink or close to it. But with them being so pail the effect isn't what I was going for. I've found a hot pink form of Phlox stolonifera though that's going to be perfect when it spreads out a bit. |
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beauties, color, spring, variation |
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