Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 4, 1 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
Hi all,

Some of my second generation "trumpet petaled" zinnias are now in bloom. Hybridization and recombination have added several colors in addition to the original red. I have more seedlings entering the budding stage, so I should have the opportunity to observe some additional recombinations of the trumpet-petal genes in the next few weeks. More later. I feel relatively confident that the trumpet-petal genes are embedded in my zinnia gene pool. I say "genes", because I have seen repeated evidence that the trumpet petals can present themselves in a variety of forms.

ZM