Compte de Castelaine

Jeff Searle

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A pretty croton which at the moment is showing lots of good color. Not much of this around it seems, better start propagating this one next spring.
 

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Ray and/or Toby - any chance a rooted cutting of Compte de Castelaine is going to show up at the Croton Tour tomorrow? :confused: Don't seem to be many on this side of the State. :(
 
But to add to the confusion, from what I understand, there are two distinct versions of Madam Butterfly. One splotchy pink and one with more defined color variation, more like CC. Does this make sense to anyone?
 
I think you are correct.I have the one with splotchy pink



But to add to the confusion, from what I understand, there are two distinct versions of Madam Butterfly. One splotchy pink and one with more defined color variation, more like CC. Does this make sense to anyone?
 
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Is this Madam Butterfly or Compte de Castelaine? I have another Madam Butterfly, the splotchy pink style, I'll take a pic soon.
 
Toby - those in the pics looks like Mdme. Butterfly. I've got a Compte de C in a pot and will lltake some side-by-side pics tomorrow. CdeC has a much deeper red, a stiffer and slightly larger leaf form.
 
DSCN3558.jpgDSCN3557.jpgDSCN3556.jpgThird pic is a pot of CdeC in front of a Madame Butterfly; second is CdeC leaf; first is Mdm. Butterfly leaves. Six inch ruler in pics for scale. CdeC leaves are longer and stiffer than MB.
 
I think the variety below is Compte de Castelaine. It has got leaves aprox. twice larger than Madam Butterfly’s.
 

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