Re: natural variegation - terms

From: "James W. Waddick" <jim-jim at swbell.net> on 1999.01.21 at 15:27:46(2935) Dear Alistair and Dewey; In the recent book "Variegated plants in Color" by Hirose and Yokoi, Mr. Hirose refers to natural patterns you mention as 'Pattern Variegation'. They occur in a wide range of plants from Begonias to Aroids, Caltheas, Coleus and more. This is opposed to 'True Variegation' the result of one or more mutations and very rarely viruses. True variegation can also be found in some plants with pattern variegation and in some cases it is difficult to tell which came first as some plants showing variegation have been in cultivation for so long that the natural (original) patterns are little known. +More I don't think there is any relationship between pattern variegation and true variegation. That is, pattern variegation plants are not more likely to produce true variegation than plants which normally show no variegation. There are also abundant examples of true variegation plants with no pattern variegation species in the same genus and vice versa. Once can only assume that pattern variegation exists because of its adaptive value. Best Jim W. James W. Waddick Voice: 816 746 1949 8871 NW Brostrom Rd E-MAIL: jim-jim@swbell.net Kansas City MO 64152 Fax: 816 746 1939 Zone 5/6 - Winter low -10 degrees F Summer high +100 degrees F

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