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Post by templeton on Oct 2, 2014 18:42:35 GMT -5
Don't know why I haven't spotted this leek in the garden before, but last night noticed this leek with variegated stripes down the leaves. I thought it was a disease, but close examination shows that the plant is growing strongly, and is as robust and healthy as its siblings. Anyone seen this before? Is this likely to be heritable? With luck this individual will develop pearls, so I'm pretty interested in whether it will carry to the daughter bulbs. And hoping it will transfer to the seeds.   T |
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Post by steev on Oct 2, 2014 18:52:15 GMT -5
That's a beauty; a candidate for "edible landscaping", for sure.
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Post by flowerweaver on Oct 2, 2014 19:55:22 GMT -5
Very cool T! I think chimeral variegation is only achieved through vegetative means since the lighter color is from meristematic tissue lacking chloroplasts.
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Post by philagardener on Oct 2, 2014 20:12:06 GMT -5
Very nifty! It will be interesting to see if you can carry it forward. Good luck!
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Post by steev on Oct 2, 2014 20:12:16 GMT -5
Too bad; so you will prolly not have rapid stock increase. Nevertheless, I expect to survive a long time; please put me on the list toward when you have material to spare.
BTW, I hear you're also droughty; perhaps a few "Steev's Dry Wit" melon seeds would wet your whistle?
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Post by philagardener on Oct 2, 2014 20:14:54 GMT -5
perhaps a few "Steev's Dry Wit" melon seeds would wet your whistle? Perhaps that is a punch line  |
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Post by steev on Oct 2, 2014 20:40:16 GMT -5
Possibly, but I would reference my "volunteer melon" thread; having found it, I will name it as capriciously as I please, but as to its dry-land potential, I'm serious as a stroke. It's a very "wet" melon, so I assume its root structure dwarfs what shows above-ground, which ain't much; I've no idea where it gets so much water, un-irrigated in a historic drought; it ain't tapping into the septic system; I've a composting toilet, on the farm. This sucker is a survivor.
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Post by flowerweaver on Oct 2, 2014 21:32:16 GMT -5
Although most desert plants have tiny leaves, I'm always surprised by Datura with its huge leaves and flowers growing un-irrigated in drought, unfazed and succulent. Can't help but wonder what its coping mechanism and source might be. Maybe your Dry Wit has tapped into similar.
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Post by steev on Oct 2, 2014 22:00:39 GMT -5
I doubt my Dry Wit melon will have folks walking around, talking with their arms around imaginary friends, as I've seen with Datura. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Post by trixtrax on Oct 2, 2014 22:56:47 GMT -5
templeton Might be the disease Aster Yellows?
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Post by templeton on Oct 2, 2014 23:30:06 GMT -5
templeton Might be the disease Aster Yellows? Haven't heard of it in Aust. I would have expected the surrounding plants to show some symptoms, or for the plant to show some stress, but its growing very happily with it brothers and sisters. Mind you, I WILL be keeping a very close eye on it. T |
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Post by templeton on Oct 2, 2014 23:37:16 GMT -5
Possibly, but I would reference my "volunteer melon" thread; having found it, I will name it as capriciously as I please, but as to its dry-land potential, I'm serious as a stroke. It's a very "wet" melon, so I assume its root structure dwarfs what shows above-ground, which ain't much; I've no idea where it gets so much water, un-irrigated in a historic drought; it ain't tapping into the septic system; I've a composting toilet, on the farm. This sucker is a survivor. Steev, you are on the list for propagules, if they turn up. As for a dry resistant melon, I'm in. Are we talking musk, green flesh, or water? T |
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Post by steev on Oct 3, 2014 0:51:10 GMT -5
Green flesh, orange center, wet as (well, I'll not go there).
I'll have it in the mail. Cheers, mate.
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Post by richardw on Oct 3, 2014 3:28:48 GMT -5
Interesting looking leek T ,given how often variations show within Allium genus,i wouldn't be surprised if thats a mutation ,after all look what happened with my Amuri red onion,fingers crossed you get some pearls from it.
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