Re: AR - susiana
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- Subject: Re: AR - susiana
- From: T* T* L* <t*@rt66.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 17:41:10 -0600 (MDT)
John writes
:Tom, sorry to get you excited. It is a susiana hybrid from theASI 96 sale,
:originating from David Shahak.<snip>
:Nevertheless I hope to see it bloom and not knowing what
:to expect will make the anticipation all the greater.
:Does David Shahak have the species?
The Shahak seedlings derive from crossing a particular species with an
easier germinator/good grower (typically I. atropurpurea), then
backcrossing and linebreeding to bring out the flower characteristics of
the original species. So you may in fact have something with a fairly
strong resemblence to I. susiana. Unfortunately, Shahak tends to label such
things with the name of the species used, sometimes with the word "hybrid"
after it, rather than giving a parentage or seedling number; this causes
some confusion.
No, Shahak no longer has the species I. susiana.
Cheers, Tom.
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