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From: Christopher Gussman <OlgaChrisEmily at MSN.COM>
Subject: triphyllum colors, hybridization, etc.
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It seems some active discussion has been initiated!! That is good. When==
I wrote my first post, "Triphyllum colors", I was not indicating crossin==
g it with other species. What I was saying is that this is a wonderfully==
variable species with a lot of potential. There have been some nice sel==
ections from the wild, and I am sure many more will be found in the futur==
e. However, there is probably a lot of potential for even more garden-wo==
rthy ornamental or interesting selections if one were interested in makin==
g some deliberate crosses among types and selecting the best offspring. ==
We already have red stems, variegated leaves, black spathes, extra large ==
size, etc. in this one species, perhaps this and more could be combined i==
n one clone. However, little is known even about the basic inheritance p==
attern in this common species that almost everyone has growing. Who can ==
tell me if dark or green spathe color is dominant when the two are crosse==
d?? Do they demonstrate simple Mendelian inheritance or otherwise?? Som==
e controlled crosses would be interesting. I am not saying any of the a==
bove is necessary, we can enjoy our triphyllums for what they are, but if==
somebody wanted to pursue this for fun......
My opinion, unsolicited, on hybrids (crossing species). They will ==
occur, deliberate or otherwise, and may (or may not) produce some interes==
ting garden-worthy plants. If somebody wants to try a cross, I think the==
y should by all means try but keep accurate records and do not allow the ==
offspring to spread everywhere. It may be of interest to see which cross==
es are possible and what comes out. If something really nice develops it==
may be worthy to distribute as a cultivar (with its origin on record) Ho==
wever, at the same time, we do not want to have muddled hybrid swarms flo==
ating around everywhere, or worst, passed off as a new or existing specie==
s. I would not pass them off on a beginner or a local nursery when no lo==
nger wanted where they may end up mass distributed or misnamed. The hyb==
rids could be of interest to those who produced them or others who know w==
hat they are, but at the same time we do have some sort of obligation to ==
keep the species as we know them "pure".
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<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>It seems som=e =
active discussion has been initiated!! That is good. When I w==
rote my first post, "Triphyllum colors", I was not indicating crossing it==
with other species. What I was saying is that this is a wonderfull==
y variable species with a lot of potential. There have been some ni==
ce selections from the wild, and I am sure many more will be found in the==
future. However, there is probably a lot of potential for even mor==
e garden-worthy ornamental or interesting selections if one were interest==
ed in making some deliberate crosses among types and selecting the best o==
ffspring. We already have red stems, variegated leaves, black spath==
es, extra large size, etc. in this one species, perhaps this and mor==
e could be combined in one clone. However, little is known even abo==
ut the basic inheritance pattern in this common species that almost every==
one has growing. Who can tell me if dark or green spathe color is d==
ominant when the two are crossed?? Do they demonstrate simple Mende==
lian inheritance or otherwise?? Some controlled crosses would be in==
teresting. I am not saying any of the above is necessary, we ==
can enjoy our triphyllums for what they are, but if somebody wanted to pu==
rsue this for fun......</DIV> <DIV> My opini==
on, unsolicited, on hybrids (crossing species). They will occ==
ur, deliberate or otherwise, and may (or may not) produce some inter==
esting garden-worthy plants. If somebody wants to try a cross, I th==
ink they should by all means try but keep accurate records and do not all==
ow the offspring to spread everywhere. It may be of interest to see==
which crosses are possible and what comes out. If something really==
nice develops it may be worthy to distribute as a cultivar (with its ori==
gin on record) However, at the same time, we do not want to have muddled ==
hybrid swarms floating around everywhere, or worst, passed off as a ==
new or existing species. I would not pass them off on a beginner or==
a local nursery when no longer wanted where they may end up mass distrib==
uted or misnamed. The hybrids could be of interest to th==
ose who produced them or others who know what they are, but at the s==
ame time we do have some sort of obligation to keep the species as we kno==
w them "pure". <BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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