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Sep 13, 2013 8:09 PM CST
Name: Vanessa
Northern Tablelands NSW Austra (Zone 8b)
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A question for those with experience in breeding, can a cross between two evergreens result in dormant seedlings? I have made my first try at hybridising, using two evergreen daylilies and doing the cross both ways, ie one parent as the seed parent in one cross then the pollen parent in the other cross. It looks to me like some of the seedlings are dormant, but as I haven't seen how daylily seedlings act during winter I'm not sure. Also should I let the seedlings flower whenever they do, or pinch off the buds until they are a certain age? I'm prepared to be patient but obviously I'm curious. Any tips are welcome!

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