August 9, 2019 Surprise Plants, Ludwig Winter, Walden, George Vasey, Bunny Mellon, Richard Comb Miller, David Hoffman, Black Lace Elder, Japanese Flame Tree, and San Francisco
Every now and then, plants can surprise you.
In this case I'm talking about more than just a beautiful bloom or general survival. I'm talking about variations that could lead to exciting new varieties. This topic was covered in the newspaper out of Richmond Indiana on this day in 1938.
Here's what it said:
"Black Hull Wheat - the wheat that increased production by millions of bushels in the Southwest - came from just one plant discovered in his wheat field by Earl Clark in Sedgwick county, Kans.
The Wayzata ever-bearing strawberry came from just one plant discovered in a patch of June-bearing…
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