Re: Viola koreana 'sylettas'
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Viola koreana 'sylettas'
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 02:46:01 EST
In a message dated 98-02-23 20:55:47 EST, you write:
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Amy Rupp wrote:
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> > > And does it have cleistogomous flowers?
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> what does the above term MEAN?
> --
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thank you Diane for answering that question.
I must have been really tired that night-- my post had more typos than normal.
In Viola species many of them have cleistogomous flowers. these flowers have
no color and do not open but are self pollinated.
the importance of this question for me is that I would like to grow many more
of these plants from seed. If the plants have cleistogomous flowers I do not
need to worry about a pollinator and the seedlings should be identical.
Viola species are very good at hybridizing. I pulled my hair out one year
Trying to key out the local species, so many intermediated forms.
So simply put - cleistogomous flowers are flowers that do not have color and
do not open up and they are self pollinated.
the term is also used for certain classes of fungi- but that is different
kettle of fish.
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