Topic: Bishop of Llandaf changed colour!!

[micsmum]

I have had a Bishop of L in my front garden for just over 2 years. I leave it in the ground over winter - cos I am too lazy to lift it and it is reasonably sheltered.

Normally it had beautiful red flowers with yellow middles. This year, the flowers are smaller and ORANGE :o :o :o. Any ideas why and is it best to pull it up and grow something else?
Helen

[saddad]

Not had that happen, we keep ours in a pot in the G'house over winter...
 ???

[flossie]

How odd

My plottie neighbour bought lots of B of L seed - from a good supplier - and it came out orange ???

[Merry Tiller]

It's called "sporting" a plant in which a single bud or
      offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very
      different, character from that of the rest of the plant.

[micsmum]

Thank you all. I think that I will see what happens next year as the foliage and flowers seem pretty healthy.
Helen