RE: HYB:  TB:  Pink Seedlings

"FRANCELLE EDWARDS" <fjmjedwards@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> 
>The Pond Lily X Happenstance is my least favorite.  It opens deep orchid
>and fades to a lighter mauve pink.  It's hafts seem narrow and its heavy
>lace seems to curl the edge of the falls.  It has a strange zigzag
>stalk.  I'm not sure of the bud count yet.  I'm really hoping that among
>its dozen siblings I'll find something better.

Ahhhh... The great challenge of breeding for pinks -- how to draw the line 
between the pinkish orchids and flamingo pink. In my experience, the orchid 
pigments fade with age while the flamingo pink pigments persist.  If a flower 
becomes more pink with age, it's a keeper!  May not be worthy of 
introduction, but can still be good breeding stock.

Sharon McAllister


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