Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 6, 1 by Jai_Ganesha

Jai_Ganesha wrote:
[quote=\"Jai_Ganesha\"]Hello. I stumbled across this thread and read the entire thing. I love zinnias. I am currently trying to grow some haageana indoors in a large aquarium with heat pad and specialized plant lights. Ideally, I would like to hybridized them. But even if I fail I am enjoying the very act of trying.

All of the current seedlings look normal except this one. As you can see, it has three cotyledons and three true leaves. Is this common/normal? Occasionally I have had a seedling with three cotyledons but then it grows normally where is this one not only has three cotyledons but also three true leaves.

I have never hand hybridized zibnias before. I don\'t quite understand how to find and then transfer of pollen from one flower to another. Can somebody break it down in simple terms? Sorry, I feel dumb!

Thank you all for contributing to this thread. It has been fascinating and fulfilling to read, especially with a blanket of snow outside![/quote]

UPDATE: With the same discussion happening on three forums I can\'t remember where I initially posted the picture of the seedling with three cotyledons.

I want to post an updated picture. As you can see, it has kept the same plan of three all the way up. It is my most robust plant at this point.