Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 2, 1 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
My bottle of hydrogen peroxide is brown plastic, which probably means it is light-proof. And apparently the product is "stabilized". The label says it is for treatment of minor cuts and abrasions or for use as a gargle or rinse. It warns not to use in the eyes or apply over large areas of the body. The active ingredients are Hydrogen peroxide (stabilized) 3% and the Inactive ingredient is purified water. The label doesn't say anything about wearing goggles, but it does caution against getting it in your eyes. I'll wear my glasses while using it.

I don't know why, but quite a few Whirligig zinnias have up-curled petals which show quite a bit of the reverse side of the petals, as the attached picture shows. I used to ignore those specimens because the reverse sides don't have the full coloration that the front sides of the petals have, but recent specimens with that characteristic have looked good enough to cause me to relent on my policy of discarding them. If they look good to me, I now use them as breeders.

ZM