Back in Jun 2023, my good friend Kinjie Coe and I went to visit Jerry Addington. In this short video, Jerry talks a little about his S. purpurea project: crossing a veinless with a heterophylla – and then crossing those.
Clear Edge
A while back, Jerry Addington gifted me with some of the first divisions of the famed white purps. (Supposedly resulting from a cross between two regular looking S. purpurea plants.) I’ve been growing the various clones outdoors and after a couple of seasons, they do still color up quite beautifully. I noticed something interesting the other day that I haven’t really observed on other plants. There is a subtle … Read More
Some Purp Things from Jerry
Some time ago, Jerry Addington crossed what appeared to be normal looking S. purpurea with other normal looking S. purpurea. A few of the resulting progeny looked pretty interesting. Last season Jerry had gifted me divisions of different clones and it’s been pretty cool to watch them adjust and develop. These have been growing outdoors since last season and have survived through one PNW winter. Photos are of recently … Read More