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Mon, Aug 15, 11 at 10:03
| A white-flowering, variegated leaf sport of Phlox paniculata has shown up in my garden. Any ideas for how to preserve it for next year? Should I take cuttings and grow it under lights inside this winter? Or should I just keep my fingers crossed that it will remain variegated next year? |
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| I'm not sure you can make the cuttings to root now, but you can try. You can also try to separate the whole stalk with a piece of root, so you know where you have it. Nora Leigh reverts to normal green quite often. I have tried to grow some newer ones(Gold Mine, Silver Mine). But for some reason they all died. I had one shoot of Helianthus decapetalus Capenoch Star which had double flowers. The next year there were no shoots with double flowers. |
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| Is it just part of one plant that is variegated or is it an entire plant from seed? I had a variegated Uvularia grandiflora (Merrybells) seedling appear in my garden probably 3 years ago. It's remained variegated, but the growth is very weak, so I don't know if it will make it or if I even want it to make it. Interesting though. Even though I deadhead regularly, I still get a few seedling of Phlox paniculata now and then. I usually leave them grow to see what I get. So far, I've been pleased with each one. Kevin |
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| Several years ago, a white with lavender/rose center flower came up along side my Phlox David. I've seen pictures of Phlox Delta Snow and this looks exactly like it. I separated it from my clump of David and have been growing it in it's own spot for 5 years now. I had thought it might be a seedling from David, but it seems more likely that it's a "sport." Any seedlings from David and my other garden phlox varieties are a pinkish purple, and all look the same. I also have a seedling here from Eva Cullum that is a bright lipsick pink. It's in it's own area of the garden and has grown well over the years. Neither of these plants has variegated leaves though. Linda |
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