ZenMan said:
"It was a hybrid mix of several strains of cactus-flowered zinnias and one strain of dahlia-flowered zinnia. Its female parent was a diploid hybridized cactus-flowered zinnia, and its male parent was a tetraploid dahlia-flowered zinnia (State Fair). That made it a triploid zinnia, which accounted for its remarkable properties. "
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