Well, … I most certainly hope so! I hope there’s a good seed set in there. It’s that time of year, pods swollen and I’m so looking forward to harvesting seeds! Here’s a photo of a swollen pod of a cross I am looking forward to. It’s S. purpurea ssp. purpurea AF x “Green Monster”. I’m hoping for anthocyanin free versions of S. swaniana – esque looking plants. This breeding thing is always interesting. Ya never know what you’re going to get!
[Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea AF x "Green Monster"]
I was going to ask you how the AF inheritance thing works; is it a case of all AF plants carrying the same gene for lack of anthocyanins, and so any two bred together insures AF progeny? I bet it’s not that straightforward. It’d be great to read a blog post from you, describing what you know about anthocyanin inheritance, hint, hint
Hi Paul! I really don’t know much, but I know that it is not straight forward. Well, that is unless you have two pure AF parents. If it’s AF recessive, you can unlock that by crossing with another AF parent or another AF recessive plant. At least, that’s my understanding. I’ll write about it sooner or later!
This is going to be an awesome cross, and it looks like you’re going to get to get to choose the best from a few hundred seedlings. (You will of course have that lack of space issue resolved by then, right?)
Hi James! I hope so… But then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? What I may consider culling material may be treasure for someone else … but I know I will have to distribute as that is one good way to get this space issue resolved
Hey Rob,
I just got off the phone with Jerry (What a great guy! He had very nice things to say about you.) and he pretty much said the same thing about AF being a straightforward Mendelian recessive.
Hi Paul! Yeah, Jerry is awesome! He truly is a gentleman and a scholar and I’m honored to know him!