Comments on: Halloween Trick

By: bob

bob — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:54:20 +0000

Hi Amy, You may have had a chimera as it can theoretically occur on any plant. These types of random events are really fun to find and add an extra dimension to gardening.
I once had a plant that had what appeared to be two different colors of flowers growing on it, but when I looked closer, it was actually two different plants growing so closer together that it looked like it was one plant, I was a little disappointed.
Best of luck to you on your gardening ventures. Bob

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:57:27 +0000

I’ve had a single plant (a rose campion) that has both fuchsia and white flowers, but not one flower with two colors. Does the process work similarly for the two colors of flowers on one plant, or is that something to be with cross-breeding (I had previously all-white and all-fuchsia rose campions, though not next to one another)?

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:30:19 +0000

Monica, Great! Keep us updated on the progress.
Bob

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:59 +0000

Hi Monica,
You are right, the colors you are seeing in the flowers are due to normal genetic differences and are not chimaera.
Thanks for reading and happy gardening.
Bob

By: Monica the Garden Faerie

Monica the Garden Faerie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:22:47 +0000

P.S. I’ve planted the previously-discussed foxtail liles and am excited for next spring… I’ve created a xeric/CO bed for them!

By: Monica the Garden Faerie

Monica the Garden Faerie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:22:07 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:11:10 +0000

Paula,
Thanks for reading.
Bob

By: Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget

Paula Wethington / Monroe on a Budget — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:46:11 +0000

That’s pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.