HYB: Tetraploid Conversion: Variegated Iris
- Subject: HYB: Tetraploid Conversion: Variegated Iris
- From: D* &* M* M*
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:24:41 -0600
From: "Dan & Marilyn Mason" <dmason@rainyriver.lakeheadu.ca>
Dan Mason wrote:
<There was an interesting website about using a common yard and
garden herbicide, Surflan. It was supposed to be cheaper, readily
available at any farm store, and less toxic to fool with than
colchicine which can be pretty dangerous. You can check it out for
yourself.>
http://members.tripod.com/h_syriacus/tetraploidy.htm
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One of the few examples of plants that resulted from tetraploid
conversion using Surflan mentioned in the above website was the
variegated Hosta, PATRIOT. From catalog photos it appears that
PATRIOT has some of the highest contrast variegated leaves
among Hostas.
I wonder if variegated iris seed or seedlings treated with Surflan
or Colchicine might also yield tetraploid plants with increased
contrast in their leaves' variegation. Or maybe the parents of
PATRIOT had high contrast variegated leaves to begin with?
Dan Mason zone 3, NW Ontario
dmason@rainyriver.lakeheadu.ca
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