Rules?? of thumb
- Subject: Rules?? of thumb
- From: &* <z*@rulbim.leidenuniv.nl>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:49:53 +0200
These rules of thumb are only thrue if open polllinated but anything
might happen then depending on the others flowering.
When selfed, green plants give 100% green. Blue plant usually fifty
procent blue and 50 % green. Yellow plants will give 67 % yellow and 33
% green. Only yellow plants will give yellow ofspring a blue or a green
will never do , unless fertilized by a yellow plant( or a very rare
mutation)
<Green hostas will usually produce green offspring, > Blue hostas will
produce some blue, some green, and some gold offspring. > Gold hostas
will
produce some blue, some green, and some gold offspring. > Edged
variegated
hostas will NOT produce variegated offspring. > Only hostas that have
white streaks (streaky) in the center of the leaf will produce
variegated
offspring. > White centered hostas will produce all white hostas which
usually die in the seed pots due to a lack of chlorophyll. > > Seems
likely that white centered plants are coming more from TC labs,
naturally
occuring sports, and some mutations. > -
Ben J.M.Zonneveld Institute of Biology,Leiden University, Clusius lab
Wassenaarse weg 64, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands
Zonneveld@rulbim.Leidenuniv.NL Fax: +31-71-5274999. min temp -10C (15F)
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