Velethemia bracteata from seed

Joseph Kraatz plantnut@cox.net
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:22:37 PDT
I have been growing Veltheimias for years.   And yes,  you will get some different shades.   Also,  I have about one out of every 30 seeds give a yellow flower.   When the yellows flower I isolate them together and self the yellows because the pollinators don't seem interested in yellow.   Joe,  Oceanside, CA



On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:24 PM, Jtlehmann@aol.com wrote:

> Hi all, I have one Velethemia bracteata that flowered this winter.   
> Unfortunately the flower color turned out to be a very pale, sickly, icky  pink.  
> I selfed it and have several seed pods forming.  What I want to  know is, 
> will my seedlings eventually flower the same color as the parent  plant?  Or 
> will there be a range of shades?  
> 
> Thanks.  
> 
> --Jerry Lehmann
> Olathe, Kansas, USA, zone 5  
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