kousa said:When you mentioned that you had seedlings from your own crosses, I wonder how they performed for you and whether they bloomed close to what you envisioned the offsprings would bloom when you made the cross?I think one difference between us is that I'm so new, I try to keep expectations out of it. Almost like a science experiment where every outcome is something to learn from. Looking at my pictures in hindsight, I'd say I do best when I cross trait with trait. Watermark with a Watermark, Eye with an Eye, Very Late with a Very Late.
kousa said:This year, I had made some crosses specifically for certain traits - rebloom, edges, teeth, branching, mini, eyes, etc... I don't know how many of these crosses will bear offspring with these traits that their parents possess.I think these will match your expectations best, look-wise. Occasionally, you'll put two ornate faces together and get a plain looking "self", but for the most part, it looks like when I do this, I get something that looks like the parents.
kousa said:I also made some crosses that did not target any specific goals except that the pollen parent was the newest in my garden.I think these will be harder to predict, look-wise, but I think this is where innovation and surprise come from. I try not to expect anything with these. In 2017, I thought Chasing Your Dream was awesome, and for fun I used it with all my little reblooming plants... Stella, Happy Returns, Going Bananas... hoping for a reblooming plant that wasn't all yellow or gold. Almost everything that bloomed this summer was yellow, except this one here which bloomed in July and then again today for me:
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