HYB: Thornbird (again)
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- Subject: HYB: Thornbird (again)
- From: D* K*
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:26:10 -0400
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
Well wouldn't you know! I harvested the last seed pods from my clump of
THORNBIRD today and the cross between THORNBIRD x AUTUMN ORANGELITE
produced 108 fully formed seeds with only one partially-formed seed. (Most
of my crosses have produced a significant percentage of partially-formed
seeds to fully formed seeds.) So that's my new record--108 seeds from one
pod.
There are only 6 (bearded) pods remaining to harvest.....3 on ALIEN MIST
and 2 on SONJAH'S SELAH (sp?) and 1 on MINI CHAMPAGNE......and I doubt any
of those will break today's record.
However, one of my beardless crosses stands a chance of breaking it. I
selfed MARVELL GOLD and it produced a big fat juicy pod. It should be
ready to harvest in a couple weeks. I'll keep you posted.
P.S. Pollen daubing is fun!
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
primary interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(my gardening URL: http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html)
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