[NatureNS] White-flowered Pickerel-Weed (Pontederia cordata)

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An interesting plant and a good photo Burkhard.
I've seen a lot of blue ones but never a white one.
A very useful if underappreciate plant in NS.
I wonder if this plant is a triploid. It sometimes happens when
a colored plant exhibits white flowers. The Belgian baker became
famous in Horticulture when he found a white azalea and made a
lot of crosses and came up with some beauties. The research station
at Kentville has a few on display.
They never attempted to do the same with the white plants found in our Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense. To my knowledge at least. Pity
Nevertheless I'm not sure there would be a big demand for a new
and improved Pickerel Weed!
Thanks again for the picture
Paul 


On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 10:53 PM, Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com> wrote:
  


While going through this summer's photos,
I came across a photo of a white flower form
of Pickerel-weed.
I do not recall seeing it in many places,
and the new revision of the Flora of NS
considers the white variation rare.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bp77kqayuep4iuz/Q1290195.JPG?dl=0
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<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div><span>An interesting plant and a good photo Burkhard.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I've seen a lot of blue ones but never a white one.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>A very useful if underappreciate plant in NS.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I wonder if this plant
 is a triploid. It sometimes happens when</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>a colored plant exhibits white flowers. The Belgian baker became</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>famous in Horticulture when he found a white azalea and made a</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>lot of crosses and came up with some beauties. The research station</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,
 Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>at Kentville has a few on display.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>They never attempted to do the same with the white plants found in our Rhodora</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Rhododendron canadense. To my knowledge at least. Pity</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Nevertheless I'm not sure there would be a big demand for a
 new</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>and improved Pickerel Weed!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Thanks again for the picture</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Paul</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica
 Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 10:53 PM, Burkhard Plache &lt;burkhardplache@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">While going through this summer's photos,<br>I came across a photo of a white flower form<br>of Pickerel-weed.<br>I do not recall seeing it in many places,<br>and the new revision of the Flora of NS<br>considers the white variation rare.<br><br>https://www.dropbox.com/s/bp77kqayuep4iuz/Q1290195.JPG?dl=0<br><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </div> </div></body></html>
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