I wouldn't know about rust, since I don't have any, and I live in a cold enough zone where it's going to die over winter anyway. I seriously doubt that anyone would want to grow one of my seedlings, especially if it's just a memorial plant to remember my mom, so I haven't even considered that to be a factor. But, it's a very good point! I will probably register this one, even if it doesn't end up with my mom's name on it.
I put some Great White pollen on it! Great White isn't white for me, and never has been, but it is light in color, and I've always loved it! The form is nice, and it has a good amount of diamond dusting too. Hopefully I get a pod!
I only had one bloom today, and I wish I had thought about this earlier, because I've missed several chances to dab some pollen. Luckily I've got a lot of blooms on the way, so I can have some more fun with it!
I put some pollen from the seedling on a few others, because I have nothing to lose by trying. If I get some seeds, I'm almost certain that the bloom won't be anywhere the same, but maybe it will be better!
Wild Cherry Roundup got some pollen dabbed on it. That one is covered in diamond dust, and it also has the same gold braid edge, if that is what it is called. It's also a smaller bloom, but my head hurts just from thinking of how ugly the combination of the two may be!
I probably would have used Wild Cherry Roundup pollen on the seedling today, but the pollen was too dry by the time I got to it. I'll try again tomorrow!
Another one that is covered in diamond dust is Plum Eyed Delight. Wow! It is so sparkly!! I think I've got about 20 to add to the database, and that is just for the tets. I didn't check the dips yet.
I'm thinking that I should try putting Pearl Harbor pollen on the seedling. It's the pollen parent for it, and that has to be where the diamond dusting came from, unless it was from a grandparent. Won't hurt to try, right? I'm very much a novice at hybridizing, so I have no idea if that would even do any good, but I'll try it anyway, just to see what happens. Hopefully the seedling is fertile!
