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By Slimdil

Northumberland, United Kingdom Gb

Has anyone seen this before? I haven't. A leaf of a clematis growing outside my front door took on the colour of the flower.



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Interesting - bit of genetic confusion there, lol! Is that the only deformation on the plant, or are there more?

14 Aug, 2010

 

As Clematis don't technically have petals but tepals (closer to leaves than true petals) they do sometimes do this especially if there has been some physiological stress during the buds very early development 6-8weeks previously which would ring true.

14 Aug, 2010

 

That would also explain the torsion of the leaf, I guess, which is often temperature related.

14 Aug, 2010

 

Bamboo - no, there are no other deformations. On the whole, it's always been a very healthy specimin. At least 8 years old now. Thanks for that though.

14 Aug, 2010

 

Sorry - I meant specimen!!!! Shame on me - I've always prided myself on my spelling.

14 Aug, 2010

 

Well you're not alone with the spelling thing - I'm a brilliant speller, but typos creep in all the time, especially when I'm in a hurry, usually on the little words! Nothing to worry about on your plant, it's just a curiosity, not a disease.

14 Aug, 2010

 

There is bound to be some distortion on that leaf, anyway, with parts trying to be a tepal, and parts trying to be a leaf--two completely different sizes and shapes. Just a slight "mistake" on the plant's part.

I wonder what it says about me that I'm comforted by a plant's fallibility?

14 Aug, 2010

 

We all are I'd imagine, Tugbrethil!

14 Aug, 2010

How do I say thanks?

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