Hi Mark,
Good to see you here.
I'd like to make a point about dips versus tets and rust resistance. Since tets are derived from dips, the resistance of the tets depends on the resistance of the dips they were derived from. Many tets were derived from very rusty diploids, and subsequently, the tets became even more susceptible as they were inbred over generations. I personally don't think tets are any more inherently susceptible than dips. Of the plants I have bred, the plants with the best foliage traits; most resistant to rust and fungal pests, are tets derived from resistant dips. Which I think makes logical sense, since they possibly have twice the genetic material responsible for the resistance.
Some rust resistant plants:
dips:
JOAN SENIOR
SILVER RUN
TUSCAWILLA TRANQUILLITY
IOWA MEMORIES
EMERALD SPLENDOR (Observed for only two years)
LITTLE ORANGE TEX
WOODSIDE RUBY
SOUTH SEA ENCHANTMENT
ELLY LAUNIUS
tets:
RUFFLED DUDE
FRED HAM
APRICOT WAX
LULU'S MAGIC
FOREVER RED
HEARTS OF FIRE
PRINCE JOHN
BELA LUGOSI
INNER DESTINY
btw Elizabete, although VICTORIAN LACE is one of my most favorite plants, it does have a rust problem.
Regards all -
