Re: foetidissima seedlings
Thanks so much! Does the ratio improve if I backcross the offspring to the
variegated parent? Or is that what you meant by F2?
The variegated parent has been struggling. I'm not sure if it's the cold
winters that it doesn't like, or if it is just not happy in it's
location/soil/etc. Does anyone know the secret of success with variegated
foetidissima??
Dennis in Cincinnati
At 06:48 PM 5/1/2004, you wrote:
>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
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com>
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> > 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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