Re: orange genetics
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: orange genetics
  • From: L* M* <l*@lock-net.com>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:47:20 -0500
I've only bloomed one cross of HoM X orange. So far. I can't find notes on how many survived to blooming size - guessing 5 to 12?, one orange. Mary Lou has gotten orange from HoM X orange, but I don't know how many seedlings or how many oranges. One out of 5 (or 12) is "close" to 1/4 ;-).
I have ~8 seedlings from HoM X China Moon (t bearded "yellow ochre"), plus ~8 HoM X Candy Colours, plus a couple of single survivors from other HoM X orange crosses that might bloom this year.
Also a <lot> of seedlings from a deep gold seedling from (GOLDEN IMM x DOCTOR ALAN) X HoM - 28 should be big enough to bloom this spring, another 28 held over (not lined out) plus another batch up last month. GOLDEN IMM is ORANGE POPSICLE X ZURICH. 

On 1/11/2013 10:45 AM, Chuck Chapman wrote:

Getting one orange from many crosses of HOM to an orange actually
suggests that HOM is TTTt.
That's what I thought. I just went thru my notes, trying to guestimate how many surviving seedlings there have been from HoM X various pinks. About 8 for sure from PINK QUARTZ, ditto from BEL ESPRIT (which isn't actually pink I guess), 3 or 4 from PINAFORE PINK, a few from OCTOBER SPLENDOR, 3 from CSONG (one with t beard), 3 or so from JELLY ROLL, 3 or 4 from TREASURED.
So maybe less than 30 that survived to blooming size, one an offwhite/pale cream with melon colored t beard.
If we just look at the CSONG cross, that's close to 1/4 ;-) With so few seedlings surviving from each cross, I don't feel confidant at all about the ratios. 

 As if HOM is TTtt, then in crosses with pink (or orange) you

should be getting 1/4 with tttt.

Chuck Chapman


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