Saturday, July 9, 2011

The Hulthemia Line

The Hulthemia blotch has fascinated many of us ever since Harkness and Cocker released their first hybrids.  In this post, I wanted to highlight something else that I am seeing in the Hulthemia hybrids - it is the Hulthemia line.


In several of the newer seedlings, I am seeing what appears to be an alternate representation of the blotch into what looks more like a line than a blotch.  Some of the seedlings are still showing a blotch at the base of their petals, however, others are just exhibiting a darker line down the center of their petals without any other evidence of the blotch.

I suspect that this line, through subsequent generations of selective breeding, can be darkened and emphasized.  Do you think that it is worth pursuing?!





4 comments:

  1. Wonder when they will come to Canadian outlets?

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  2. Hi rosey,

    Star Roses is introducing my roses, but I don't know when they'll get to Canada. Hopefully soon.

    Thank you,

    Jim

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  3. Oh, certainly! I even prefer the line over blotch

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  4. Gorgeous! I love the 3rd and 4th

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