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More on the asymetrical L. Purpurata
I have been doing some research and I found this site for the University of Florida
PropG - Plant Propagation Glossary ? Environmental Horticulture ? University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ? UF/IFAS Here are the results. The phenomenon is called Variegation and can happen in leaves, flower, and fruits. There are different kinds of variegation. -Normal. This is regular pattern in flowers. -Pathological. These are the virus breaks -Transposons. These are jumping genes and are genetic mosaics. They are not chimeras since they can transfer by seeds. A good example of this type is the maize multicolored corn cob. -Chimeras. This is a changes in the cellular on of the meristem layers LI, LII, or LIII. Based on what layer the mutated cells are, chimeras can be: -Periclinal (this is the most stable) -Mericlinal (Unstable) -Sectorial (half of all meristem layers have the mutation. This is semi stable) I think my flower is one of the unstable types, so the whole thing will go away, or color will change withing flowers. Long and strange post, but I am a sucker for this things. |
Thanks for the research! Interesting! I also look forward to updates on your plant.
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