Re: Rudbekia hirta
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Rudbekia hirta
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 03:38:16 EDT
In a message dated 8/2/1999 2:41:51 PM Central Daylight Time, LONDE@aol.com
writes:
<<
P.S. Phillips further says that to keep the plant in the garden one should
allow it to self-sow. I know of no instance of 'Indian Summer' self sowing
here in St. Louis. Perhaps local temperature, light and/or moisture
conditions are not condusive. As Lynn posted, it is a most amazing plant.
I
think I might give it another go and, rather than leave it to chance this
time, collect seed germinate them indoors.
>>
Like all plants raised from seed a strain might have genes for both being
annuals and short lived perennials.
There are many plants that behave this way. Were some seedlings are annuals
and others are perennials.
On the question on weather a seed raised plant can come true to type-the
answer is YES. Look at all the vegetables that are grown-they come true to
type.
Once a breeding line is "cleaned" up of "unwanted" genes it will breed true
to type.
If a line has all dominate genes or all recessive genes and is not bread with
those that have dominate genes then they will come true to type.
Paul
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