I'm replacing one like this. It 'volunteered' right in the middle of a brick pathway. Sadly, the gardener pulled it out before the seed pods had finished ripening. This was two or three years ago. I noticed a new plant coming up in an adjacent bed just yesterday and am crossing my fingers that it's a descendant of the lost Nora Barlow. Here is a link that might be useful: Noral Barlow Columbine pic

If a rose is notorious for sporting frequently, and if those sports are notorious for reverting, does it make sense that the change is due to a genetic mutation? Of course not. The DNA is the same, but the level of expression changes. Otherwise, what the claim is really stating is that a random mutation occurred, changing the DNA sequence such that now its flowers are different, and then randomly mutated back to the original DNA sequence, but everything else remained exactly the same. The odds of that happening are astronomical -- clearly not the accurate explanation of something occurring frequently. What's more likely is that as cells differentiated to form new top growth, the 3-D structure of the DNA (but not its sequence of nucleotides), which had to change anyway during cellular differentiation, didn't EXACTLY match the same 3-D structure in one branch as another, resulting in some genes being expressed at slightly different levels from cane to cane. Since the 3-D structure of DNA in the cells repeatedly changes as the cells differentiate (from stem to bud, or stem to root), there's much more possibility of this kind of variation going back and forth than that the actual DNA sequence changes and changes back again. If the DNA was that unstable sequentially, the plant likely couldn't survive. :-) ~Christopher This post was edited by AquaEyes on Wed, Apr 24, 13 at 23:15

Not a sport, but I found a seedling like Captain's Adventure growing in the pot next to it. ould a seedling be up like this so soon? That is Sam Spade hosting the baby plant. Don't think I'll have many sports, although miniature Oze is turning all green and losing its white margins. Could it be sporting, or just undergoing stressful conditions?

Hello Everyone... I too use the disolve EP in water...especially at the beginning of the growing season...as the trees continue to grow during the summer..i do sprinkle a little on top... maybe once every month. (that also depends on the pot size) Then i do use it sparingly... Trillium...Congratulations on your inflo!!! I would be cautious of watering to often...especially indoors....you said that you water it once a week? I water my trees that often during the beginning of summer...so be careful...make sure it is dry before you water it again...you don't want that inflo to be lost!!! Good luck to you..we would love to see pics...!!!! Take care everyone.... Laura in VB