Re: foetidissima seedlings


Hi Dennis,

As a rule of thumb when dealing with variegated plants the F1s will *not*
show variegation. F2s (assuming the gene that expresses variegation is in
there) should give you 25% variegated plants. :-)

Christy

Skip & Christy Hensler
THE ROCK GARDEN
Newport, WA
http://www.povn.com/rock/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com>


> I was pleased to get some seeds from my variegated Iris foetidissima last
> season.  They've nearly all sprouted, but not a single seeding is
> variegated.  I've read that using a variegated plant as the pod parent
> increases the chance of success.  Is there any kind of ratio one would
> expect to see in the offspring?  I only got about 10 seeds, so I guess I
> shouldn't have had high expectations.




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