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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: mark smyth on May 22, 2012, 11:36:18 PM

Title: Silver on Dactylorhiza leaves
Post by: mark smyth on May 22, 2012, 11:36:18 PM

Several of my Dactylorhiza and one I got from Ian Christie have silver speckles on their leaves. Is this OK?

Title: Re: Silver on Dactylorhiza leaves
Post by: Maren on May 23, 2012, 07:11:53 AM

Can you show a picture, Mark?

Title: Re: Silver on Dactylorhiza leaves
Post by: mark smyth on May 23, 2012, 11:58:35 PM

The best marked plant is Dactylorhiza ex Cruickshank Botanic Garden and obtained from Ian Christie

Title: Re: Silver on Dactylorhiza leaves
Post by: Maggi Young on May 24, 2012, 10:20:24 AM

I think the silver speckling is hail/weather damage, Mark.

Title: Re: Silver on Dactylorhiza leaves
Post by: mark smyth on May 24, 2012, 10:32:20 AM

Maybe. Time will tell. I've seen it on my own plants also and new unfurled leaves