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pixie62560 said:No i have never tried self-pollinating or crossing it, figured it was a fluke as it never happened again.

It was probably a fluke. Every plant that carries both red and yellow genetically is likely to show striping or spotting of some sort sooner or later even if only one section of some small size (or large, etc.). That is at least partly because in the plants the pigment is made when and where the gene is turned-on. But there is randomness or chance associated with whether a gene is turned on or not (even if it is supposed to be for the life of the cell). Sooner or later the gene to make the pigment will not be turned on when it should be and a non-coloured cell will occur. Some such switches (on or off) are inherited and can cause the spotting or striping.

chalyse said:Yes! Pitter Patter's first registered offspring, Tahitian Sorbet, did not show spots through its solid color, though it seems as color-saturated or more than the combination of some of its most recent pollen lines from creams, lemon pastel creams, and greens

However, 'Tahitian Sorbet' is a second generation offspring and from its registered information alone one cannot tell how the spotting might have been inherited since any hypothesis could result in no spots by that generation.