HYB: VIOLET MIRACLE

From: Sharon McAllister <73372.1745@compuserve.com>

Bill Shear wrote:

>  What is the ancestry of Violet Miracle and why is it so interesting?

I'll tackle the WHY question first, then tack a five-generation ahnentafal
chart onto the end of this.  More than five generations back, there is so
much tripling of lines that it gets rather complicated.  

1.      It has been used by a number of different hybridizers, usually a
sign of multiple strengths.

2.      Its offspring come in a variety of colors & patterns, including
some I like to use with arilbreds.

3.      Its ancestry includes plicatas, bicolors, selfs, and zonals -- a
potpouri of possiblities.

I can almost hear Gene Hunt exclaiming "just think of the genes it must
contain!" so would like to explore just how well it transmits its strong
reblooming tendency to its offspring. 

I hope that Walter will tackle this question, too, because he's the one who
originally brought this up, and would certainly welcome any thoughts Dr. Z.
might like to contribute.   


Ahnentafal Chart for VIOLET MIRACLE

1       Violet Miracle
2       Violet Classic
3       Seedling [SoL-TuxPD]
4       Jolly Goliath
5       Violet Supreme
6       Seedling [Tux-PD]
7       Sign of Leo
8       Sunset Blues
9       Purple Duet
10      Purple Duet
11      Prince Indigo
12      Purple Duet
13      Tuxedo
14      Lovely Again
15      Jet Black
16      Whole Cloth
17      Melodrama
18      Gibson Girl
19      Zurbrigg seedling
20      Gibson Girl
21      Zurbrigg seedling
22      King's Choice
23      First Violet
24      Gibson Girl
25      Zurbrigg seedling
26      O-332-1
27      Licorice Stick
28      60-2R
29      Rundlett E-15-R
30      Seedling
31      Seedling

Note:
Three of the eight greatgrandparents [#9, #10 & #12] are PURPLE DUET.  
Three of the sixteen GGgrandparents are a Zurbrigg seedling from a
Muhlestein rose reblooming seedling X WESTERN HILLS.

Sharon McAlister
73372.1745@compuserve.com

 

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