HYB:Crossing with whites
- To: "iris list -talk"
- Subject: HYB:Crossing with whites
- From: C* P*
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:34:50 -0800
Patricia,
I too would like to know more about crossing with whites, maybe Paul or Chuck can help.
You are interested in breeding a pink with beards of blue, white or self. (blue sounds great to me too!)
Here are two examples of pink "glaciatas" from plicata lines. Answered Prayers, Kepple '95, EM, 36"- Classmate x inv.sdlg."Ruffled clear light pink "glaciata" from plic lines".
Jenny Lynn, Burseen 2000,37",EM. " It is a great grower, dependable bloomer, and bigger and taller than most pinks not to mention an interesting parent. A pure self in pearled light pink tones,it is a glaciata from plicata lineage with ruffles, lace, and show stopping stalks". (Change of PacexDawn Sky) x Lotta Plicata
Interesting isn't it that pure colors can come plics???
We are very interested in hybridizing as it adds a new dimention to this addicting hobby.So far we haven't come up with too many goals except for vigor and maybe a new PATTERN!!! I dream of going to the seedling patch(About 320 seedlings) and seeing our cross of Hello Darkness x Warchief result in a pure red over a pure black!! (dream on ) The more we learn the more we realize it just doesn't work like that!I am confused about what supresses what? Does the yellow (carotene) pigment suppress the blue (anthocyanin ,spelling?) or is it the other way around? Then I heard it doesn't work that way if both are present in the same flower already such as EDITH WOLFORD? AS for white .... white is so dominant in most flowers , I really don't have a clue! It would be alot more fun to have educated dreams , rather than pipe dreams!
Christie Pierson
zone 7/8 , finally expecting rain after none for 2 months!
Julian Ca, San Diego County USA
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