HYB: Pink Inhibitor (was pink sdlng)

Sharon,

This part/lurker new hybridizer appreciates your input on the Pink side of
things!    Are there any other colors that react this way?  I still have a
tricky time thinking in "water" colors vs. "oil" colors, and how they either
mix together, or cover each other.

Will cross post this e-mail to Iris Talk as well, to get it off the Photos
list.

Adam~

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <arilbredbreeder@cs.com>
To: <iris-photos@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:49 AM
Subject: RE: [iris-photos] HYB:  TB:  Pink Seedlings


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> "FRANCELLE EDWARDS" <fjmjedwards@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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> >Four of the Mesmerizer X Pink Champagne cross have bloomed already. The
> >first that opened in February was a spectacular white. The second
> >bloomed one muddy pink flower on a stalk that had several empty spathes.
> >The one in the picture is the third. The fourth, which opened this
> >morning, is a two tone blue. I can't believe it! How can that cross
> >produce a blue? It's a poor thing that won't stay there long. None
> >show any horns or flounces.
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> Decades ago, I posed just such a question in what I thought was a
sarcastic tone and got a detailed lecture about the genetics of pinks.  I'm
sure you are already aware of this, but for the benefit of any lurkers who
haven't worked with pinks themselves....
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> Most pinks show that color because they have the inhibitor that blocks
expression of the red-violet to blue-violet pigments.  It takes only one
dose.  So when two pinks are crossed, the inhibitor may or may not be passed
along to a given seedling.  If your two-tone blue were otherwise
outstanding -- think substance, form, bud count, growth habits, etc. -- it
could be a valuable parent in your quest for pinks.  All it would take is
pairing it with a good pink that does carry the inhibitor.
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> Sharon McAllister
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