HYB: Beard Patterns
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- Subject: HYB: Beard Patterns
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 21:21:49 -0600 (MDT)
Gerry Snyder wrote:
: Self beards are no doubt the most sought-after in general, but the man=
y =
: exceptions include whites with yellow or red beards, blues with dark o=
r =
: almost black beards, and Keith Keppel's red-bearded blues. All yummy.
By "self" beard I meant that the beard is all one color, solid rather tha=
n
patterned. It may or may not match the color of the rest of the flower. =
But I do agree that solid, contrasting beards are eye-catching!!!
Other patterns include:
Graduated -- blending smoothly from one color in the heart of the flower =
to
another at the tip of the beard.
Mixed -- two different colors of beard hairs, each individual hair a soli=
d
color, but with the two colors intermingled apparently at random.
Layered -- each hair having two or more colors, all in the same pattern s=
o
that when the beard is viewed from the side it looks like a parfait.
Double -- "normal" beard flanked by secondary beard in contrasting color.=
Composite -- more than one pattern, like a mixture than includes layered
hairs.
So much for trying to keep it simple.....
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
