Re: Dracunculus vulgaris

From: Martyn Denney <martyn at denney.demon.co.uk> on 1997.10.01 at 13:29:53(1361) In message , "James W. Waddick" writes >Dear Aroid-L and International Bulb Society (address deleted) > There has been a few comments on the International Bulb Society >email robin about the foliage patterns of Dracunculus vulgaris. I hope >both Aroid -L and the International Bulb Society can shed some light on >foliage patterns in this species. Can anyone comment? > Is the amount of white/silver in the foliage > - genetically stable or variable? > - related to geographic origin? > - found in specific patterns? > - associated with named forms? > - coorelated with spathe colors? > >I quote: > Some "Dracunculus vulgaris have green leaves or are ... marked with >white/silver. Which is "typical"? > J. Waddick > > "Both plain green and silver-streaked leaves are typical of >Dracunculus vulgaris; the degree of streaking varies quite a lot and some >clones are very well marked indeed. > I believe that I'm right in saying that most Dracunculus in >commerce (at least in the past) have been wild collected and therefore the >cultivated stock is very variable, unlike the grim uniformity of most bulbs >propagated commercially. > > J. Grimshaw > > Thanks for input Jim Waddick > I believe it is also true that the division between plain leaves and streaking is at least partly geographic. All the forms I have seen in Crete have been streaked - no plain leaves at all, whilst on Rhodes I recall plenty of plain leaved plants but none with streaked leaves. -- Martyn Denney +More Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.

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