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Mutant Celosia
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Posted by brockthegreek 7a OK (My Page) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 23:12
Recently, I was collecting seed heads from a cross I made last year between cockscomb and plume Celosia. Most of the flowers looked like plumes with small cockscombs at the top, some just plumes, some just cockscombs. That's when I discovered this mutation. The main stem was a plume type with a second stem coming from it with a cockscomb head. As you can see from the picture, it is definitely unusual. It should be interesting to see if any of the seeds will produce the same mutation. BTG
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RE: Mutant Celosia
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Cool!
I wouldn't bet on it coming true--cockscomb, and especially cockscomb crosses, are notoriously unstable. But if it does, how about the name "Twofer Strain"? : ]) |
RE: Mutant Celosia
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| Very interesting! I wonder if the seed from the plume part would produce the same flower as the seed from the cockscomb part, and just what would that flower be...? Hmmmm.... Remember to let us know next year what happens, please! :)
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