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Subject: Re: Arisaema flavum ssp. tibeticum
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Ellen,

Yes, I examined mine closely - no blotch. The blotched one had an obvious
blotch. If the blotch doesn't show much on yours, that would be good.

What I valued was the pure, clear. yellow color. More intense than the
usual flavum as well as the erect display.

I do agree with you completely on the candidissimum.

Ray

At  6/4/2005 10:54 AM, you wrote:
>Ray - I don't know whether or not you speak from experience here, but th=e
>blotch is (a) only visible if you get down to ground level and look insi=de
>the flower, and (b) doesn't in any way look unattractive when you *do* s=ee
>it - to my way of thinking, it gives it a nice dramatic touch!
>
>I think there's a tendency to value, sometimes sight unseen, the "ends" =of the
>variation spectrum, without asking ourselves whether they're truly
>aesthetically superior.  For example, to my eye the "white" Arisaema
>candidissimum is really not as interesting as the one with good pink
>stripes - but we all know which one was "hot" a few years ago...
>
>Ellen
>
>On Sat, 4 Jun 2005, George R. Stilwell, Jr. wrote:
>
> > Ellen,
> >
> > Too bad. The pure yellow one is the real beauty.
> >
> > Ray
> >