Re: RE:Hybidizing-Purple Leaf Base
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] RE:Hybidizing-Purple Leaf Base
- From: j*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:50:15 EDT
Bill,
I too have been working with PBF . In my seedlings in Somerset Ky.
Zone 6
The seedlings start showing PBF when they are 6 to 8 " tall . Keith Keppels
Night Game and Local Color will give a high percentage of PBF seedlings . As
far as keeping the color it depends how dark the PBF expression is. If you
have 3 genes
of the 4 then it should be dark and keep the color most all season long.
Although
this modifier can vary in color from dark purple black to dark maroon red .
It depends
on the amount of anthocyanin and lycopene pigmentations are present in the
flower.
I have a seedling from Night Game X Picante that has dark RBF and the flower
is dark red maroon with red beards . I have been useing Social Graces by
Keith Keppel
with good results . I also have some broken colors with PBF from Local Color
. I have
a VF/PBF seedling from Chucks Canadian Streaker (VF/PBF)X InfernalFire
(BC/PBF) If it blooms a BC Will I be a happy man !!!!
John Van Hook Somerset, Ky, Zone 6
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now
http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/Ey.GAA/2gGylB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
