Re: SDB: mutations?

Some cultivars are more prone to polytepal (excessive petals) than others.
Season Ticket is well know for doing it.

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills AUST
zone 8/9

colleen@impressiveirises.com.au

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Bartell" <llbartell@yahoo.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:37 AM
Subject: [iris] SDB: mutations?


> <Can anyone tell me what influences 4 petal blooms?  Last year in my
> small bed, Just A Flirt had one 4 petal.  This year in the same bed, Just
> A Flirt, Little Episode and Hot Fudge all have a 4 petal blossom.>
>
> Birdie - I'd be interested in the answer - although I suppose it happens
in every living thing occasionally.  Last year I had a FOREVER BLUE blossom
with four falls, and recently the first blossom to open on the SDB CACHET
had five!
>
> They still looked pretty, and - almost - perfect ;-)
>
> Linda Bartell
> Troy, MI
>  Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour
>
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