Claire
06-07-2011, 12:52 PM
I have a mutant zinnia among my seedlings. It is a tricotyledon and each set of leaves thereafter is in groups of three (so far).
I always welcome mutations in my gardens but this is a first for me. Have any of you found this particular expression of three before?
It's quite interesting to this perennial gardener.
I have had up to 9 and 10 leaved clovers (they do exist as my witnesses can attest) that I transplanted from a field to my old garden and my iris bloomed in a 4-petaled arrangement one year, which was odd, but a tricot? That's a new one for me, as far as I can remember.
Any other gardeners seen this? I wonder if the flower will be any different.
I just googled it and it seems to occur more commonly in the Solanaceae, from a quick perusal of the links.
Peppers, Brugmansia, tomatoes and an eggplant. Looked like some interesting links.
I always welcome mutations in my gardens but this is a first for me. Have any of you found this particular expression of three before?
It's quite interesting to this perennial gardener.
I have had up to 9 and 10 leaved clovers (they do exist as my witnesses can attest) that I transplanted from a field to my old garden and my iris bloomed in a 4-petaled arrangement one year, which was odd, but a tricot? That's a new one for me, as far as I can remember.
Any other gardeners seen this? I wonder if the flower will be any different.
I just googled it and it seems to occur more commonly in the Solanaceae, from a quick perusal of the links.
Peppers, Brugmansia, tomatoes and an eggplant. Looked like some interesting links.