Happypaphy7
Paphlover
After the brief root tip color discussion in Matt's leaf forms thread, I though I would share a few of my plants that are showing some root activity at the moment in the hope of what other people might call these colors.
I do have to apologize that not all these photos show the color correctly or clearly, so I'll try and explain each as I go. Please bear with me.
The first one is my Amami Island strain. You can see about three four root colored root tips. I would consider these hot pink (the photos are rather darker than reality), although as they grow out, the color does fade and turn into dirty pink and even duller.
So another good question I have is, when we talk root tip colors, what timing are we talking about since the color of the tip change as they elongate?
Next one up is Kogane Nishiki. These are described as having green root tips, but the two you see here clearly are more yellow.
They might look green in some screen but in person, they really are bright lemon yellow.
Nest, Kishi Ryofuku. This one is rather complex. There are quite a few new roots coming out on this guy but I only took one picture. The interesting part is that all the root tips have different colors ranging from mud, brown, dirty pink and green. Well, basically this makes it just mud, I guess?
Hisui. Brown or mud? with a hint of pink somewhere. What is the difference in these two terms when describing neo root tips any way??
Korean wild strain. or the common neo. Yes, the color is correct in the photo and I don't know what to call this. dark brown?
One of the few (Shutennou x Koto) seedlings with pink or red root tips out of about a dozen. Sorry the picture is a blurry zoom in shot, but the root tip is bright hot pink.
A mature Shutennou x Koto. This also came out very dark, but it is bright hot pink.
Shutennou. I would say pink.
None of my Kinroukaku is showing any root activity yet, which worries me a little bit. They both have ruby tip.
I do have to apologize that not all these photos show the color correctly or clearly, so I'll try and explain each as I go. Please bear with me.
The first one is my Amami Island strain. You can see about three four root colored root tips. I would consider these hot pink (the photos are rather darker than reality), although as they grow out, the color does fade and turn into dirty pink and even duller.
So another good question I have is, when we talk root tip colors, what timing are we talking about since the color of the tip change as they elongate?
Next one up is Kogane Nishiki. These are described as having green root tips, but the two you see here clearly are more yellow.
They might look green in some screen but in person, they really are bright lemon yellow.
Nest, Kishi Ryofuku. This one is rather complex. There are quite a few new roots coming out on this guy but I only took one picture. The interesting part is that all the root tips have different colors ranging from mud, brown, dirty pink and green. Well, basically this makes it just mud, I guess?
Hisui. Brown or mud? with a hint of pink somewhere. What is the difference in these two terms when describing neo root tips any way??
Korean wild strain. or the common neo. Yes, the color is correct in the photo and I don't know what to call this. dark brown?
One of the few (Shutennou x Koto) seedlings with pink or red root tips out of about a dozen. Sorry the picture is a blurry zoom in shot, but the root tip is bright hot pink.
A mature Shutennou x Koto. This also came out very dark, but it is bright hot pink.
Shutennou. I would say pink.
None of my Kinroukaku is showing any root activity yet, which worries me a little bit. They both have ruby tip.