Sport of Hanky Panky

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Apr 28, 2011 6:18 pm

Last year I noticed some odd leaves coming off of my oldest Hanky Panky. I wrote about it last season.
http://www.perennialnursery.com/forums/ ... =1&t=53093
Late last season I took it off and moved it near my white centered sports.

(update Nov. 15, 2014 - in 2012 I registered this plant as Dubious Behavior)

: Hanky Panky sporting September 24 , 2010

I finally tracked it down this season and got some shots.
Looks a little like Lady Godiva.

: Hanky Panky sport April 28, 2011

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Apr 28, 2011 8:37 pm

Went back to get some shots this evening. Storms had been through during the day and caused some leaf damage.
The first shot shows the plant next to some white centered Striptease sports (White Bikini and others).
The second shows leaf damage.
The third and fourth show a small fragment of Hanky Panky still attached to the plant that I had missed before.

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Apr 28, 2011 10:57 pm

I though I would put together a leaf series, from last season, to show changes through the season since I was tracking this "sporting" piece and this leaf is distinctive with the extra center lobe on the right. All Hanky Pankys make this color switch - in my garden the switch occurs through May and June.

: Hanky Panky May 4, 2010

: Hanky Panky July 1, 2010

: Hanky Panky September 9, 2010

After the sport has been moved.

: Hanky Panky October 22, 2010

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Sep 30, 2011 8:53 am

Here is the plant late in the season. I have added a comparison shot to show the leaf size difference. The plant has lost the white between the colors. I have a feeling the white may show-up if the plant is in more sun - where it is gets good light but no direct sun.

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Sep 30, 2011 10:55 am

Ed, is your sport doing the color switch too? Amazing to see that on a plant with the wide center
and narrow edge. Sometimes I don't even notice when Hanky Panky does the switch, but you would
certainly be able to tell with this one! I hope it holds up for you...would love to see a huge clump of that!

Linda P

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Sep 30, 2011 1:32 pm

Yes it does a color switch in mid-May. Here are a few shots during the season.

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Oct 01, 2011 7:52 am

I just noticed that the first and last leaf in the last set of photos are the same leaf.

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » May 10, 2012 9:06 pm

Some photos this season with nice pastel colors in the leaves.

Mark Raw · Post by **Mark Raw** » May 11, 2012 5:51 am

Looking at your Hanky panky I would have gone more so with it being Striptease it looks exactly like my Striptease and its an old plant now. The further pics look like its maybe gone back to Gold standard, but having one that starts out as one plant then changes to a stronger sport version is in my opinion no bad thing