Hybridizing Tips -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dominant characteristics in Violets Dominants: 1. Purple or Dark Blue are the most dominant 2. White is Next (I've seen this on BOTH list) 3. Double blossoms 4. All Color Blossom Edges 5. Fantasy Blossoms 6. Fringled edges on blooms 7. Dogwood tips 8. Girl foliage and ruffled edges 9. Geneva Edges Recessive: 1. Coral 2. Pink 3. Single blossoms 4. Star-shaped blooms -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Outcome of some crossing: 1. Pink X Pink 100% Pink 2. Pink X Coral 100% Pink 3. Red X Red 75% Red, 25% Pink 4. White X Red 50% White, 37% Red, 13% Pink 5. Blue X Pink 50% Blue, 50% Red 6. Red X Pink 100% Red -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dominant Recessive Blue to All other Colors Red to Pink, White Lavender to Red, Pink, White All Colors to White Non-Coral Colors to Coral Colors Coral Red to Coral Pink Pale Shades to Dark Shades Violet/Pansy Shape to Star Shape Double Flowers to Single Flowers SemiDouble Flowers to Single Flowers Geneva Edge to Colored Edge Fringed Edge to Plain Edge Dogwood Dots to Solid Flowers Mottled Flowers to Solid Flowers Girl Foliage to Boy Foliage Ruffled Foliage to Plain Foliage Holly Foliage to Plain Foliage Plain Foliage to Spooned Foliage Longifolia Shape to Rounded Shape Watermelon Viens to Plain Viens Red Backed Leaves to Green/Silver BAcked Leaves -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - the best pollen comes from young newly opened blossoms. - the Best seed parents are usaully a Single or Semi-double - If you use a Blue or Purple parent, then most of your seedlings will have blue or purple blooms - Pink, Red, White, and Fantasy will give you lighter colors - For Star blooms you need to Cross a Star to a Star - Girl foliage crossing will give you 1/2 seedlings of Girl type of foliage - a Yellow crossed to a White flower will give about 50% Yellow of some degree.