Re:HYB:Deepening Pink
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- Subject: Re:HYB:Deepening Pink
- From: C* C*
- Date: 21 Nov 00 08:19:15 EST
Pink is based on the tangerine factor which is a variation on the yellow that
is found in the inside of the petal. Both yellow and pink iris also have a
gene for repression of the violet pigments (anthocyanidins). Red (and brown)
iris are usually a combination of yellow and violet in vaarious proportion.
Crossing a pink with a red will not produce any pink offspring unless the red
is a tangerine and violet (very unlikely)or the plant carries the tangerine
gene. You are then left with probably a mix of yellow and brown plants. Then
it will require choosing the best yellows and crossing to each other and
expecting a pink to show up. The ratio would indicate a small percentage of
pink. An outcross would be better to a dark yellow and then back to a pink. An
even better would be to use a dark pink and reselect for darker pinks. For a
good parent take a look at WENCH. A very nice iris that is exceptionally
hardy and vigourous and does well in cold climates. You should be able to very
easily get the violet out of the falls and get darker pinks with less work and
spaace then required to pull recessives out of very wide crosses.
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