When I lived in Maryland, I remember finding some gorgeous examples in Calvert county that were a beautiful blue black with yellow banding. They were much prettier than others I found elsewhere. Not sure how widespread the population of them was there, as I usually was on my way to look for coastal plain milks in St. Marys County, so I was just passing through Calvert. And, of course, that was a good 30 years ago.
I heard rumors of exceptionally wide banded eastern kings coming out of Tyrell County, North Carolina, but I was never fortunate enough to find any myself.
I'm guessing either form would be different enough looking to sport their own "cultivar" name if someone worked with them.
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