I bought some cut anemones last week, and one of them has an odd
structure. The usual arrangement is a ring of 4 leaves a few cm below
the flower, but one stem has 3 normal leaves and one which is apparently
a petal of the same colour as the flower.

Photo he http://tinypic.com/r/2e1snpg/8

Is this a petaloid leaf, or is that something else?

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Jeff

"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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I bought some cut anemones last week, and one of them has an odd structure.
The usual arrangement is a ring of 4 leaves a few cm below the flower, but
one stem has 3 normal leaves and one which is apparently a petal of the
same colour as the flower.

Photo he http://tinypic.com/r/2e1snpg/8

Is this a petaloid leaf, or is that something else?

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Jeff

Its something the whole Ranunculus family do, what look like petals are
usually modified Sepals, in Clematis circles they are often referred to as
Tepals the actual petals are small or insignificant.
In order to pull off the trick the right growing conditions have to be
reached if they are not, mistakes happen and you get these odd flowers.

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

On 15/02/15 22:47, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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I bought some cut anemones last week, and one of them has an odd structure.
The usual arrangement is a ring of 4 leaves a few cm below the flower, but
one stem has 3 normal leaves and one which is apparently a petal of the
same colour as the flower.

Photo he http://tinypic.com/r/2e1snpg/8

Is this a petaloid leaf, or is that something else?

--

Jeff

Its something the whole Ranunculus family do, what look like petals are
usually modified Sepals, in Clematis circles they are often referred to as
Tepals the actual petals are small or insignificant.
In order to pull off the trick the right growing conditions have to be
reached if they are not, mistakes happen and you get these odd flowers.

There wasn't a lot on Google about petaloid leaves, and I didn’t know if
I was searching on the right term, but there is a nice photo of a tulip
with a petaloid leaf. I have always assumed sepals are part of the
flower, being just above or below the ovary. This particular "petal" was
in the ring of stem leaves 7 cm below the true flower - very similar to
that Google tulip image.

Anyway, I think you are right in mentioning Ranunculaceae and Clematis
in particular. Have a look at the photo of this Multiblue I took in our
garden several years ago. Do you know if there is a botanical name for
this sort of stripped-down hose-in-hose appearance?

http://tinypic.com/r/257n920/8

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Jeff