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'Millstream Merlin' received an AM in 1989 & I read about it many years ago. The description I saw did not mention the fact that it lacked stamens. As far as I am concerned, & despite the striking colour, this makes it a no-no.
Quote from: Gerry Webster on March 30, 2010, 08:28:28 PM'Millstream Merlin' received an AM in 1989 & I read about it many years ago. The description I saw did not mention the fact that it lacked stamens. As far as I am concerned, & despite the striking colour, this makes it a no-no.Can you explain
It is, I believe, what the Japanese call a "maiden" - no male parts to sully the beauty
Quote from: TheOnionMan on March 30, 2010, 08:38:57 PMQuote from: Gerry Webster on March 30, 2010, 08:28:28 PM'Millstream Merlin' received an AM in 1989 & I read about it many years ago. The description I saw did not mention the fact that it lacked stamens. As far as I am concerned, & despite the striking colour, this makes it a no-no.Can you explain It means I don't like it.
Quote from: Diane Clement on March 30, 2010, 08:45:06 PMIt is, I believe, what the Japanese call a "maiden" - no male parts to sully the beauty Oh dear. This rather reminds me of Ruskin's supposed attitude to the anatomy of the human female.
At the risk of contradicting my last post: Poor Mrs Ruskin
Quote from: Gerry Webster on March 30, 2010, 09:36:45 PMQuote from: TheOnionMan on March 30, 2010, 08:38:57 PMQuote from: Gerry Webster on March 30, 2010, 08:28:28 PM'Millstream Merlin' received an AM in 1989 & I read about it many years ago. The description I saw did not mention the fact that it lacked stamens. As far as I am concerned, & despite the striking colour, this makes it a no-no.Can you explain It means I don't like it. Now, Gerry, sex isn't everything, you know!
Quote from: Maggi Young on March 30, 2010, 10:15:12 PMNow, Gerry, sex isn't everything, you know! Maggi - you mean I've been mistaken all my life?
Now, Gerry, sex isn't everything, you know!
Here are some Hepatica in the wild, taken yesterday in an area where I do a lot of field work. The first are some acutiloba which prefers calcareous sites on steep slopes, sometimes growing in cracks in rocks. Then H. americana - prefering acidic sites with sandy soil. Then where the two meet in this area, which is very rare to see them together, I have finally found some that seem to be hybrids. I have several sites where the two grow in close proximity (<30m), but only at one site did I see and possible hybridization.