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Post by richardw on Jan 18, 2014 3:33:27 GMT -5
Does anyone recognize this chard,its been a grown here in NZ for many years but it had to be brought here at some stage from somewhere,so its a question of is this variety still available outside of New Zealand and what is its name
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Post by hortusbrambonii on Jan 18, 2014 4:02:01 GMT -5
I don't know the exact name, but it looks like a regular white 'snijbiet' (or 'warmoes') as we call it inn Dutch. The one I grew recently was 'Virgo' / 'White Silver' / 'Verte à Carde Blanche' from Vreeken I think and that one looks a lot like this. But I suppose there are others like this. I've even seen similar ones in the supermarket from time to time.
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Post by PatrickW on Jan 18, 2014 9:53:57 GMT -5
I grew a variety one year that looked like that, and was called 'White Cloud'. It also looks pretty common to me, so I'm sure versions of it are still available other places.
I've talked to several people over the years who've made their own mass cross of chard, in order to make a grex like the well known 5-color silverbeet. Some then go on to make selections of their favorite. I don't know if your true original variety is still around, but I'll bet lots of people have made their own versions that look like it.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 18, 2014 12:41:11 GMT -5
Forkhook giant grows like this for me (not all online pics seem the same)
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Post by richardw on Jan 18, 2014 12:50:15 GMT -5
What i can see of White Cloud and White Silver is they look to be a slightly darker green than mine and does snijbiet have a hint of yellow in the stem?? I suppose thats what can happen over time,whether or not it intentional or not crossing will happen and different versions will appear,the people who sell the variety the one i have just sell it as Swiss Chard and as i certainly haven't seed anything on the net that looks like it,maybe it needs been given its own name.
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Post by richardw on Jan 18, 2014 12:56:14 GMT -5
Forkhook giant grows like this for me (not all online pics seem the same) Forkhook giant is sold here but what's available is a darker green colour,but then is the Forkhook giant sold in other parts of the world different again?
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Post by trixtrax on Jan 18, 2014 19:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by YoungAllotmenteer on Jan 26, 2014 14:06:11 GMT -5
Its the spitting image of my Fordhook.
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Post by richardw on Jan 26, 2014 14:48:14 GMT -5
Its the spitting image of my Fordhook. Its a similar colour but the leaves look longer and not as wide as mine.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Jan 26, 2014 18:21:30 GMT -5
Just give it a name. Trying to ID a white chard from internet pics will just drive you mad. They aren't distinctive or different enough to ever give you any certainty.
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Post by nathanp on Jan 26, 2014 19:29:12 GMT -5
Looks just like the Fordhook I grew in 2012.
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Post by cesarz on Jan 27, 2014 4:46:04 GMT -5
Hi Richard,
There is a mutant variety of Fordhook Giant in New Zealand called "Supreme Compactum", it looks exactly like Fordhook Giant but as the name suggest more compact. I will try to get some from the source and send you some seeds to compare the resulting plants with the one you have.
CesarZ
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Post by richardw on Jan 27, 2014 23:34:06 GMT -5
Thanks Cesar,should be interesting.
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Post by jondear on Mar 14, 2014 10:34:47 GMT -5
Pine tree seeds sells "sea foam" that looks similar.
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Post by richardw on Mar 15, 2014 1:11:46 GMT -5
Pine tree seeds sells "sea foam" that looks similar. Yes a bit,mine has a much wider leaf stem though.
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