Hi everyone...it's been very quiet in here lately, hasn't it? I've got a few questions:
I heard it mentioned here before that some hybrids produce blooms with an unusual number of corolla peaks (4, 6 etc). Which hybrids do this (consistantly)?
Which species and hybrids does this most commonly occur?
This trait can't be passed on, right?
Was it my imagination or do i remember someone metioning a self-fertile hybrid? If so, which one is it?
I've got lots more questions (esp. re. doubles) i'll ask another time!
Bruno
Number of corolla peaks (tendrils) questions etc.
I've had some that had 6 on several blooms, but not all.
I think the self fertile is aborea....don't quote me though......
I had one brug that had seven tendrils on one flower, six on another, and all the rest had five. I've seen six several times since then on other brugs. Wish it could be bred into a brug that it would have six or seven tendrils all the time. Here is the addy to the picture of the one with seven tendrils: http://davesgarden.com/brugcontest/viewentry.php?imageid=42
What about tonnys,his had LOTS of tendrils
Right. That picture was awesome. I don't remember what thread it was on though.
Much Brugs have sometimes 6 ore more, I think just for fun...
GL
Many of my Brugs have commonly 5-6 temdrils. This white suaveolens has usually 5, but a single flower produced 10 tendrils. I have picked the flower and dried it for herbarium use.
http://davesgarden.com/t/362425/
Ludger, your pink brug is very pretty. I like the ruffles. Tonny, thanks for posting the link. This is one really unusual picture. I'd sure have kept the flower too.
Thanks folks! I was nearly sure there were brugs that produced six tendrils all the time...must have dreamt it..LOL
About the self-fertile hybrid, i know Arborea is self-fertile and kyle mentioned about pure Suaveolens being self-fertile in it's native habitat but did someone not say that there is a self fertile hybrid? Must have been another dream. LOL
Bruno