Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:46:27 -0400 From: BREWER__CHARLES@ecomail.damneck.navy.mil To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2597$foo@default> Subject: Re: Akai Ryu VFT's
Ron,
I have about 6 different clones of red vfts, to include the red
dragon and royal red. I have seen hundreds of red dragons and I will
say not all plants are created equal. I have seen red dragons which
were all red, growing next to other red dragons that had a significant
amount of green in them. As far as comparing the two plants together,
If you put both plants in full sun side by side, it's would be very
hard to tell them apart. I would have to look at their labels to be
sure.
Peter Pauls Nursery sells a red vft form that grows to a very large
size. His plants measure up to a 10+ inches across after a few years
growing. I have several of these clones and was very impressed with
their size. If I had to pick between these three, I would probably
select PPN over the other two. Peter's red vft is not quit as red as
the other two are, but what his lacks in color, they makes up in size.
Charles Brewer :)
Virginia Beach, Va.
Now that the Akai Ryu's have been officially out for a year or so, has
anybody observed significant differences between it and other all-red
clones like Royal Red? I have the two growing side by side (3+ of each) and
can't see any real differences. Last year before I had them side by side, I
thought the RR was darker, now not. Larger sample size, more observation
and more time may yield something but not yet. Other observations?
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