HYB: 2nd year sprouts for intense color

HYB: 2nd year sprouts for intense color
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What I have as Blue Moonlight apparently grows taller than what

Betty has as BM. What I have may not be BM, but was bought

under the name and matches the description, including "cream beard

heavily tipped yellow orange."

Even though it's parents, Feed Back and Brother Carl, show no evidence

of t factor, recessives can, of course, carry along, unexpressed, indefinitely.

Sharpshooter has not been a notably strong grower here, either. As with

so many bred in different climates, setting a pod on it has not been possible.

The stalk I brought home from a show was much better than any I've had

here, so may just not like my garden.

It could be that the difficulty in setting pods stems from the plant not

being fully acclimated to conditions here. I know it can take up to 3 years,

but by that time, I've generally given up and moved on. I'm still thinking

about that pod on Juke Box Hero. I had to have tried at least 30 blooms

the first 3 years with no takes, while it bloomed normally the whole time.

We're having a very dry spring this year - maybe that's what it likes.

Here's one of only 2 2nd year sprouts of Come What May X Lunar Whitewash.

The other has a spent primary. All first year sprouts were white with a little

yellow except one, which was the palest variegata I've ever seen. Hafts

are darker than they look in this photo.

Mary Lou, near Indianapolis

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