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JohnnyD

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I just don't understand it.
« on: June 14, 2021, 08:47:52 PM »
After many years filling th pot this Saxifraga cochlearis 'minor' has produced five stems - three green and two red.
The red stems seem to me typical as they carry white flowers with red spots.
The green stems carry flowers with a very obvious (to the naked eye at least) yellow cast, and a rather different form.
Is this normal?
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Re: I just don't understand it.
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2021, 09:19:04 PM »
I think you must have two forms in there, Johnny. Possibly both S. cochlearis - but rosettes of one  looks more  "minor" than the  other - and the  difference  in the  flowers and stems  is more  obvious.
It's the sort of thing that happens with other plants too - cyclamen for  instance! Can be fun spotting those  incidences on the show  bench!!
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Re: I just don't understand it.
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2021, 10:35:14 PM »
Presumably the original plant has self-seeded into the pot..?

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Re: I just don't understand it.
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2021, 11:03:10 PM »
Thanks guys, I might be able to sleep now!!!! ;)
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Re: I just don't understand it.
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2021, 01:44:48 PM »
Might be a mix pot of Saxifraga cochlearis and Saxifraga caesia or a very dwarf form of Saxifraga paniculata. You can see different shapes of the leaves on picture #2.
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