HYB: question - Ae in non-black irises
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  • Subject: HYB: question - Ae in non-black irises
  • From: L* M* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:27:54 -0400
Chuck, this question is mostly for you - does the presence of Ae in non-black irises give the blooms a noticeably different look?
I mean a bloom with the genetics for Ae, but without the presence of the anthocyanin pigment(s). Are the granules there, just colorless? Or are they only present if the pigment is present?
If the granules are there, but don't have pigment, do they have an optical effect that is visible?
The reason I ask - it would really be nice to know if, for example, a white or yellow bloom carries the genes for Ae, to recapture 'black'/dark purple by crossing back to heavily pigmented purple.
Lots of color and pattern out there, but still mostly pastel from all the Immortality, Celebration Song, Renown, and Treasured influence. 

Linda Mann east TN USA zone 7b

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