Here are some bi-colors you could look for.

dyzzypyxxy said:Here are some bi-colors you could look for.

I can look if they have any more for sale, I know in spring there was hoardes of them!

keithp2012 said:
I don't have any issues finding white marigolds. I'm trying to find bicolor white, so, a white flower with streaks of red, orange, or yellow. They don't exist so that's why I tried to see myself if cross breeding would create them.

I understand. I think there was some post in this thread discussing the difficulty of starting a breeding experiment with one F1 parent, so I looked for an OP white variety and found just one. Other white marigolds MAY be OP, but not all seed vendors say whether a seed variety is OP, F1, or something mixed like F2 petunias. Bums!

Well my experiment is finished but I did not get any white bicolor. Only orange, one golden yellow, and one orange/red bicolor. It still was fun to do!

Experimentation is always good, Keith...keep forging ahead! Maybe someday!

I'm not an expert on the subject, but I think that recessive genes usually start showing up more in F2 and later generations. You may try collecting seeds from your F1 seedlings and see if any weird genes start showing in further generations.

Also, not exactly what you had in mind, but there is a new variety coming out that color shifts from cream to a pinkish-orange. It's called 'Strawberry Blonde'. The photos look really pretty and it might have some fun genes to play with in breeding.

http://www.panamseed.com/plant...

Danita said:I'm not an expert on the subject, but I think that recessive genes usually start showing up more in F2 and later generations. You may try collecting seeds from your F1 seedlings and see if any weird genes start showing in further generations.

Also, not exactly what you had in mind, but there is a new variety coming out that color shifts from cream to a pinkish-orange. It's called 'Strawberry Blonde'. The photos look really pretty and it might have some fun genes to play with in breeding.

http://www.panamseed.com/plant...

Thanks I might try that.

I think you have to keep going. Take the most promising seed and start again next year. Add white into the mix. Unless you find a radioactive plug somewhere, you will be crossing back for years to come. Hope you are young or have interested children.