African Voilet

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Comment by Penny Wallin on March 17, 2011 at 6:46pm

It's very beautiful and I will have to try SnG on my violets.

Comment by haley mills on August 5, 2010 at 10:45pm

Heather
No thats ok, you didn't Hi Jack my post.
And I really did find Dr Stantons explanation totally cool. : )
Dont know about you but I need all the help I can get.
I just plant the bulbs or plants wish them luck ( I really do ) plus talk to them sometimes
Neighbors probably think Im crazy.

Comment by Dr. Bob Stanton on August 4, 2010 at 8:18pm

Heather,

I posted a picture called HybridizingADaylily that demonstrates the process of breeding new plants. While the specifics differ for individual genera, the principle is the same for nearly every type of plant; spread the pollen, hope you get seed. Grafting of roses is not meant to breed new roses; rather, it is hoped that a more vigorous root stock will allow for more growth or better flowers. Grafting can also be used to increase the stock of a specific variety. One of the drawbacks is that the grafted part, or scion, may die off, leaving the rootstock.

Comment by Heather L. on August 2, 2010 at 2:29pm

Very interesting. Is that how one would "breed" roses? I've always seen descriptions with grafting and hybrid-breeding etc., but never really understood how it worked. Thanks! :D (And sorry to hijack your comments, Haley.)

Comment by Dr. Bob Stanton on August 1, 2010 at 9:18pm

From Heather's description, I would guess that the yellow rose was grafted onto a more vigorous red flowered rootstock. The plant probably died back below the graft point, and new shoots came up from the rootstock. This is generally considered undesirable, but if you like the red rose, keep it!

Dr. Bob

Comment by haley mills on July 30, 2010 at 10:56pm

yeah that is weird how your rose bush did that.
Neighbor gave me a rose bush last Oct, really though "ok its probably going to die"
Well planted it, it was about 6 inches high, this year its at least 7 ft tall.
She came over and saw it and didnt believe it was the same one she gave me
because she said " the one it came from has never been more than 4 ft tall.
Guess thats what happens when you spray a Rose bush with S N G : )

Have a Kiwi plant that did the same thing, really wished I took pictures, no one would believe
that the 4 inch plant that I got in June is now over 6 ft tall, dont know how tall it would be if I unwrapped
it from the Trellis.
Again Thanks to S N G

Comment by Heather L. on July 28, 2010 at 4:02pm

Flowers sure can surprise you, huh? The red shrub rose I have was originally (believe it or not) a yellow tree rose! *_* I purchased it at Lowes my first year here, and by the second year, the tree was a dead stump, and all the off-shoot branches sprouted smaller, deep red roses. I dunno the science behind it, but the shrub is gorgeous nonetheless.

Comment by haley mills on July 27, 2010 at 11:50am

This plant bloomed again with lots of flowers.
But this time the flowers are all purple, no white.
weird, huh ??

Comment by haley mills on June 1, 2010 at 2:17pm

Never grew them before, but whats weird is the see all the flowers are purple and white
new flowers are just purple.
Maybe I should give it some more SnG :)

Comment by Heather L. on May 31, 2010 at 8:59pm

So pretty~!! (^_^)
If you're growing them indoors, don't African Violets flower all year long? I don't have any, but I think I always see them for sale, even in winter, at Home Depot etc. *shrugs*

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