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I know little about plants but if her Blue Flag was bought from a nursery it=
was probably selected and/or hybridized along the way to get the desired pl=
ant. Sometimes these "created" plants revert back to some kind of default co=
lour- white in this case.
For example, 10yrs ago I bought my mother a perennial Columbine (comes up fr=
om the roots rather than self-seeding like the wild ones do, I think). I pur=
chased it b/c I liked the two-toned flowers (yellow and maroon if I remember=
correctly). It was fine the year put in but has come up the typical Columbi=
ne purple ever since.=20
I do not know why this happens. But maybe something similar is going on with=
the Blue (now White) Flag?
Nancy=20
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> On Jun 22, 2014, at 11:05 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all:
> =20
> I was at a friends place this evening. She has blue flag in her garden as=
well as the yellow hybrid. She has taken root cuttings off the normal blue=
flag, and has transplanted them. The flowers interestingly enough have bee=
n coming in as white the last few years and every year fill in as whiter. T=
hey are now coming in as pure white rather then blue. Has anyone else ever h=
eard of this happening and the reason for it. =20
> =20
> James R. Hirtle
> Bridgewater
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>I know little about plants but if her B=
lue Flag was bought from a nursery it was probably selected and/or hybridize=
d along the way to get the desired plant. Sometimes these "created" plants r=
evert back to some kind of default colour- white in this case.</div><div><br=
></div><div>For example, 10yrs ago I bought my mother a perennial Columbine (=
comes up from the roots rather than self-seeding like the wild ones do, I th=
ink). I purchased it b/c I liked the two-toned flowers (yellow and maroon if=
I remember correctly). It was fine the year put in but has come up the typi=
cal Columbine purple ever since. </div><div><br></div><div>I do not kno=
w why this happens. But maybe something similar is going on with the Blue (n=
ow White) Flag?</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy </div><div><br>Sent from=
my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 22, 2014, at 11:05 PM, James Hirtle <<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"6">Hi all:</font><br> <br><font size=3D"=
6">I was at a friends place this evening. She has blue flag in her gar=
den as well as the yellow hybrid. She has taken root cuttings off the n=
ormal blue flag, and has transplanted them. The flowers interestingly e=
nough have been coming in as white the last few years and every year fill in=
as whiter. They are now coming in as pure white rather then blue.&nbs=
p; Has anyone else ever heard of this happening and the reason for it. =
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