Rainforest Sunrise vs Little Sunspot

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Jun 03, 2008 7:29 am

I can't see much (if any) difference between these two. I have both and if someone swapped their positions in my garden, I'm not sure I would ever notice.

Have you seen any difference bewteen these two?

Alexa

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Jun 03, 2008 8:53 am

My Rainforest Sunrise still being alive is the biggest difference...

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Jun 03, 2008 9:05 am

I'm not quite in the same boat as Renaldo, my Little Sunspot is still alive, but here's the story. I got a really nice sized Little Sunspot in one of the secret trades in 02. I planted it out where I put all my hostas to get some good growth, and it got smaller instead. I finally moved it a couple years ago, and now it's almost back up to the size it was when I got it.
A tiny piece of Rainforest Sunrise that I got in 05 is a monster now, and one leaf is probably nearly as large as the entire plant of Little Sunspot.
Linda P

jgh · Post by **jgh** » Jun 03, 2008 9:22 am

yup... the main difference in my garden is that RS grows rapidly and LS grows sometimes. Leaves are a little larger on RS.

Zilis described Little Sunspot as spectacular, which encouraged me to stick with it way too long. I've got several around the gardens and a couple are nice, but none have lived up to the original hype.

There is a plant that grows even slower for me than LS... its Little Aurora, the all yellow parent of LS. Don't know why two other sports of LA, Sultana and Tattoo, grow well for me.

People who like the looks would do well with RS and its parent, the all-yellow Maui Buttercups...

or from Little Aurora heritage, there is Just So, a favorite of mine...

and another LA cross resulted in Vanilla Cream and its family Wylde Green Cream and Ice Cream and Peppermint Cream and Pistachio Cream and the inexplicably-named Heart and Soul

jgh · Post by **jgh** » Jun 03, 2008 8:59 pm

I just looked at two RS and two LS in different spots in my garden. The leaves on RS are at least twice as long and twice as wide as those on LS. They are also kind of cupped, which LS aren't. I wouldn't have ever described them as similar...

how big are the leaves on your plants? I wonder if you might have two of the same thing.

Kent · Post by **Kent** » Jun 03, 2008 9:24 pm

Alexa,

I wish I had seen your post before returning from the Dalton's today. They have the best RS I have ever seen. It's much bigger than LS and deeply cupped. I'll see if I can get meg to send a pic so I can show you. It's a 10 in my opinion. while LS rates a three to me.

Kent

Marlys · Post by **Marlys** » Jun 04, 2008 8:41 am

Ditto!!! What Reldon Said!!! - report from Marlys' Garden

MM

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Jun 04, 2008 8:59 am

Thanks everyone.

I guess I'm not too surprised by the reports.... my RS is potted and is every bit as big as the LS that I have had growing in the ground for 2 years. I guess that shoudl have given me a hint.

If it ever stop raining I will try to get a photo of them side by side - they look almost identical right now. Given time I will expect RS to outperform LS.

Thanks again!

Alexa

whamadiddle · Post by **whamadiddle** » Jun 04, 2008 1:47 pm

hi alexa - i am in agreement with jim on this one. there is little or no similarity between these two at 5 years old. i finally got a couple pics between raindrops for you.

Hallson Gardens

Rainforest Sunrise vs Little Sunspot

Rainforest Sunrise vs Little Sunspot

Little Sunspot vs Rainforest Sunrise