Re: HYB: flower of the rainbow
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- Subject: Re: HYB: flower of the rainbow
- From: M* M*
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:13:29 -0500
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Thanks, Bill. I was wondering if that was how the yellow in siberians came
about.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
Sorry I can't answer your question.
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> From: Bill Shear[SMTP:BILLS@hsc.edu]
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 9:37 AM
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> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: HYB: flower of the rainbow
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> From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
>
> The breeding of yellow siberian irises followed along from the yellow
> present on the hafts of some white varieties. I think this was just a
> case
> of pure selection--looking for seedlings in which the yellow was expanded,
> crossing those, selecting again, etc. Eventually you get BUTTER AND SUGAR
> (which fades to white within hours of opening in my garden). I suspect
> the
> same process, starting with whites with yellow hafts, would also work for
> versicolors.
>
> I'm guessing you'd have to start with whites because the blue/violet
> pigments would certainly interfere with the yellow.
>
> Can anyone in the loop tell us about recent progress on yellow siberians?
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@hsc.edu>
>
>
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