[pbs] Sparaxis
Mary Sue Ittner
msittner at mcn.org
Tue May 8 13:25:45 EDT 2007
Dear Neil,
On this last trip to South Africa, we often saw a few white examples of
Irids that were normally a different color. You always found a line waiting
to photograph them because they were unusual. I was in line too, but after
looking at my pictures later, most of the time I found the usual form much
more beautiful too. The white Gladiolus alatus is really nice until you
look at the orangy-red form. I wonder how often it happens that some are
white and if there is a reason for this. I'd like to see your white
Sparaxis. Send the pictures to me privately and I'll add one or more to the
wiki. Sparaxis elegans is such an amazing flower in all its forms. I
thought the colors on the odd one in the patch that were otherwise alike I
added to the wiki was quite striking too. And since I'm a big Geissorhiza
fan I loved seeing Sparaxis elegans and Geissorhiza splendidissima
flowering together as well.
Mary Sue
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