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Letter: Letters: Green greens

Published 5 June 1993

From COLIN FLOOD PAGE

I am happy to inform Thwaites that at least one plant has evolved in the
way he enquired about. Ophiopogon Planiscapus has all-black leaves and black
berries. Admittedly its flowers are pink; but it is certainly well on the
way to total blackness. Just in case the Latin name is too much of a
mouthful, its English name is Snake’s Beard.

Colin Flood Page
Hereford

Issue no. 1876 published 5 June 1993

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