Dwarf Siberian Iris seedlings [1 Attachment]

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Hello Everyone!

Been very busy going broke!
Thought I would post a poor picture of SummerChase Advent seedlings.
SC Advent is a dwarf SI, 8" to 10" tall. Most seedlings are also dwarf - for those who know something about dwarfism it is a very recessive trait. Most crosses with average size SIs deliver very few dwarves.
Attached is a pix of a tray of about 50 seedlings, SC Advent x with an average  size yellow seedling. All appear to be dwarf, notice in one of the right hand row of cells a dwarf seedling without chlorophyll. I remember reading a paper regarding a correlation between dwarfism and lack of chlorophyll.
These appear in roughly a 1 in 50 ratio. So far no "white" seedling has lasted longer than three years and ever bloomed.  They do require shade, I always eventually give them too much sun!


Bill Dougherty