HYB: Plicatas


> 
> I did notice that I have too many purple plicata seeds. I can judge
> these seedlings for branching, bud count, form, plant vigor, class,
> and rebloom, but when it comes to color and pattern I will have to
> have the help of other judges.  I don't like most purple plicatas. <g>
> Anyone still grow CRACKEN?  No, I'm not looking for it, but that is
> the type I like.
> 
> Betty in Bowling Green KY . . . zone 6 on most charts.
> 
> 
	Plicata parents form big fat seed pods for me, are the easiest to germinate, 
and are always the earliest to sprout.

	I agree with you about the 'tired' purple plics.  There are so 
many, but if you get one nearly black on stark white, you have got 
something.  Nothing since DARKTOWN STRUTTER  or MIDNIGHT 
CIRCLE has caught my eye.

	I have used MATRIX, EARL OF ESSEX, and ASCII ART as 
parents and have some nice light blue plic seedlings, which are a 
welcome relief from the plethora of purple plics.  I know some will 
say MATRIX is ugly, but it has so much going for it (especially in 
the background in the genes department), and it can be used for 
plics as well as selfs.  No matter how you use it, it seems to give 
nice, clear and clean children of excellent form that rebloom.  
Actually, MATRIX may be the very best of the VIOLET MIRACLE 
children, the SNOW FLURRY of the reblooming world, AAMOF.

Thanks to Lloyd and Earl for this reblooming progenitor.

Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8 USA

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