I remember reading at some point that the plant habit was more robustly inherited from the pod parent and the bloom from the pollen. I'm not terribly concerned one way or another, for me it is more of not wanting to waste my time or precious pollen on plants that won't set pods. I (don't really know why) have a strong urge to add converted genetics to the tet pool and since they are often poorly pod fertile if at all, I like to spread their pollen around and don't want to keep putting pollen on something that will not set.
Of course, the most difficult pod parent is the one that refuses to bloom. I've got a couple of those that just taunt me every year. Tet Rose F. Kennedy I'm glaring in your general direction!!!
