Ok so...to be perfectly clear, I don't care much for daylilys, tasty, but boring to me, remember, it takes all kinds...
I promise I've done my time!
I've planted thousands of fans, watched em become hefty patches, patches that required an iron digger bar to extract them from the earth!
At any rate...
My interest in this thread is the chems!
My father was a university scientist, years ago I learned of colchicine, and asked him about it, we both taught the other a few things, namely he told me that the uni had halted use of colchicine for various health related reasons.
They had in fact replaced it's use with nitrous oxide, they would grow plants in hyperbaric chambers, regularly introducing nitrous in specific concentrations, in his experience, they saw more value able mutation with its use!
I wonder if anyone here has any experience with that?
I assume it really tough for individuals to acquire nitrous, but they use it in cats all the time so maybe not!
The health risks of exposure to it is certainly reduced when compared to colchicine...
I've long desired to create my own hybrids!
Not daylilys of course :)
I've managed a few exciting(to me atleast) crosses...nothing worth anything to anyone but me tho...
I've read up and down about using lab chems to create mutations, to be honest, it scares me!
I don't want to expose myself to mutagens!
I'm gunna read the linked articles, I'm sure there's much insight contained within...
Do you all feel safe and comfortable working with these reagents?
I also wonder if anyone has any info on colchicine use on other plants?
I'm specifically interested in using it on elephant ears and other aroids
Colocasia
Alocasia
Amorphophallus
Thanks folks!
