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Rain1950  Send Rain1950 a private message!




Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:25 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Bought a package of three bare roots this year. First two are blooming; very nice blue. However one has a double bloom; five petals inside the outer petals. The package listed them as Platycodon grandiflorus.

Is the double have a special cultivar name?

Rain1950 - Washington, Zone "8"
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Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 01:24 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

In general, the double form of any flower is denoted as 'plenum', e.g. Platycodon grandiflorus 'Plenum'.

Casting about through my references, there also appears to be at least one named double variety, 'Park's Double Blue'... there are quite likely several more. However, the suffix 'plenum' is correct for these too. Hope that helps.}

Abgardeneer - Alberta, Zone "3"
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Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 02:07 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Thank you!. The sub-species name is actually more important to me than the commercial name

Rain1950 - Washington, Zone "8"

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