Hi, everyone,
Leslie, I did search this thread (and others), but can’t figure out what finding a polymerous pod actually means. Tink/Michele & Fred recently gave a great graphic description of the reproductive process, but I unfortunately can’t find it. Still, I’m not sure it would answer my questions. (I try to keep up, but, alas, I’m not succeeding!)
I’ve found a 4-chambered bee pod on Rose Mary Dixon (a gorgeous, peach pastel dip). That specific bloom must have opened on a day when I wasn’t at home, since thus far I haven’t seen any poly’s this season.
1. Was this 4-chambered pod created from a bloom consisting of 4 petals and 4 sepals, hence the 4 chambers of the bee pod? Or can a normal bloom with 3 petals & 3 sepals produce the 4 chambers, and the seed pod only indicates that the pollen had polymeric genes?
2. Does this mean that all the harvested seeds in this pod will to a greater or lesser extent produce seedlings with 4 petals and 4 sepals? Or is it just that these seeds are carrying polymeric genes, but seedlings may not ever show this?
Thanks for your help! : )
Elizabete
