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This pricked my ears up!
What does an _S. alata_ "black" look like? I'm not familiar with this form
or this name.
Info (.....seeds????) ........ anyone?
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Rob,
I don't know if you received any replies to this one and since I'm not an
'expert', I thought I'd pass... But...
About 10 years ago I met a gentleman by the name of Mr. J.C. Moore from
Alabama (or Mississippi - I forget!) from some of the CPN articles he had
written. He volunteered to show me around a bunch of CP sites throughout
Mississippi, Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida and I gladly accepted his
offer. The first site we went to in Mississippi had a nice large population
of S. alata - he called 'Black alata' due to their heavy veining and their
darker appearance.
Is this where the name originated? I doubt it. Is this even the S. alata
variety being referred to? Who knows? I'm just now getting some adult plants
from 8 to 10 year old seed from this field. Although the plants are veined -
they don't have the darkness I remember (but after 10+ yrs...?).
Good luck in your quest for "Black" alata.
Ron Lane