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Post by orflo on Nov 21, 2009 2:14:29 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to obtain some more yacon varieties last year, I still have to harvest some of the plants, so better pictures will follow. The good news is that another variety is already heading my way, so next year we can compare a bit more. I also managed to grow out some seeds, including a cross between 'morado' and a New Zealand variety (which comes originally from the Andes, off course, just like all yacon varieties)... New Zealand variety  Peruvian variety  On top, unknown variety, red one is morado, darker red one near the bottom is the New Zealand variety  'German' variety, which is probably the same as the unknown variety, though there seem to be some slight differences  |
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Post by PatrickW on Nov 21, 2009 4:21:51 GMT -5
Frank, these look really interesting. I'm definitely interested in some stem tubers, if you have extras.
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 21, 2009 9:16:59 GMT -5
They do look interesting. Has anyone tried crossing (if it can be done) these yacons with short season dahlias?
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Post by stevil on Nov 21, 2009 11:07:34 GMT -5
Thanks for showing, Frank! I wondered whether mine (from Sebastien) is Morado? I remember you got Morado from Eilif in Norway. Here it is:  |
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Post by orflo on Nov 21, 2009 12:36:14 GMT -5
Wow, these pictures are bigger than I intended them to be... Telsing, I'm afraid you're going to have to use GM techniques for doing this cross, they're both asteraceae, but crossing dahlia and smallanthus won't work ... Stephen, I did send morado to Sébastien once, morado has a variegated leaf (see picture), I don't think yours is morado, does the flesh discolor to some purple shade?   Patrick, the New Zealand variety is no problem for sending, I 've got 17 plants, which gives me looooots ;D ;D ;D The Peruvian variety is possibly for next year, I didn' have many plants and I received them late, so they remained a bit small, and I noticed the propagation tubers don't conserve as well as the other varieties... |
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 21, 2009 13:08:45 GMT -5
Darn, knew I should have googled this question. Well as I don't have a lab in my house, I guess I'll have to go chasing other rainbows...
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Post by stevil on Nov 21, 2009 15:26:27 GMT -5
No, it's not the variegated one as I remember when I visited Sebastien that he mentioned he had that one but wasn't sure if it had survived. So it was variegated Yacon that you got from Eilif? I've just cut one in half. How quickly should it discolor?
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Post by orflo on Nov 22, 2009 0:16:20 GMT -5
Yes, the morado came from Eilif, and that's the variegated one, the New Zealand variety also has variegated leaves, and so does this Peruvian yacon. I never actually noticed how long it takes before they discolor, the tubers discolor when they are in the conservation room, and when I cut one morado tuber, this (see picture) is the result I get. There is at least one variety that has really much darker flesh, but I didn't locate that one yet, with the exception of the cipotato database, but they stopped sending Andean tubers and roots outside Peru temporarirly.
I'm pretty much convinced your variety is the one that's the most common in Europe, with uniform green leaves and white flesh.
I noticed this New Zealand variety seems to sweeten up more compared to the others (I have yet to try this Peruvian variety), and quicker. Production wasn't as good, but that's probably because I did receive the plants a bit late, we'll see about that next year.
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Post by stevil on Nov 22, 2009 5:14:21 GMT -5
The flesh is still white!
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