OOPS--I meant tube size. Just to clarify, in your above post you have some confusion, too.. It is A9 that is the floriferous one that has divided. A7 has been the one with pollenation problems and has never divided or offset. Alpha numeric coding can get confusing--but for me it was always easier than working with names, etc.
Yes, I do think about ploid compatability with pollenation when its established ploidy is known. Don't mean to drift too far off thread here but I really would like to know of a simple test to determine what ploid a plant is, ie: di, tri, poly, tetra, etc. Are there visual characturistics that give clues, etc--something quite simple as in a quick 'ball park' test?
As far as A7 and A9 go, I assumed they are diploids, since they are both most likely the works of a prevoius deceased hobbyist (Estate Sale) and most likely seeded in the mid 1990s. I doubt that unknown person got into chemical seed soaking or chemical enhancers used for doubling--but you never know; maybe a doctor or someone like that could have experimented with it.
