Greetings, In 1995 I was given some of the Dietes grandiflora mention in this BX (or in any event some very close to the description). I had high hopes of getting something from the 200 plus seeds Andersons in San Diego also passed along. Sure enough, almost all the seeds sprouted. EVERY single one was yellow-white, lasted about 8 weeks and then died of starvation(?). Every year since then I have diligently planted all the seeds produced, every year the same result! I am contemplating crossing it with a plain green D. grandiflora and see if I can bring the stripes across. I also have about 10,000 variegated Tulbaghia fragrens but they have never set one seed. The other species of Tulbaghia ( including fragrens) growing alongside them always set seed but no variegation has jumped across. My variegated Haemanthus albiflos set seeds, I took them to the PMB university but they successfully managed to destroy my mother plant and every single seed. All I have left is fond memories and an excellent photograph. I had a fairly decent variegated Amaryllis belladonna but I gave it to a friend of Harold K. when he came to see me a few years ago (it would not flower in sunny Durban). I now have 3 good to excellent variegated Cyrtanthus hybrids. One has a lovely yellow stripe through the middle of the leaves and the other 2 have stripes on the edge. I am waiting for suckers to appear before I move it in to the lab. Regards Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie" <jamievande@freenet.de> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] FW: BX 52 (variegated dietes) > Paul, > > seed from a variegated mother plant will carry the trait, just to what > procent remains the question. Leaf variagation is carried in the > cytoplasmic DNA and not the typically considered chromosomal DNA. As the > mother plant is the only source of this type of DNA, the inhertance must be > through the mother. F2 generation seedlings of known trait carriers should > start to show the variegation, if it doesn't show in the F1. > > Now with all this said, there is evidence that sperm cells (pollen) may be > able to transfer cytoplasmic DNA, but the chances are very small. > > Ciao, > > Jamie V. > Cologne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Tyerman" <ptyerman@ozemail.com.au> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] FW: BX 52 (variegated dietes) > > > > At 07:02 23/12/03 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > >---------- > > >From: "ROBERT PARKER" <skylark20@msn.com> > > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:17:04 -0800 > > >To: "DELL SHERK" <dells@voicenet.com> > > >Subject: RE: BX 52 > > > > > >DELL: YOU LEFT OUT (OR MAYBE I DID) THE WORD "FOLIAGE" IN THE > > > DESCRIPTION OF THE DIETES. IT SHOULD READ: > > > > > > "FOLIAGE 2 FT. GREEN, BEAUTIFULLY STRIPED WITH > CREAM" > > > > > >AS IT READS, THE FLOWERS ARE WHITE STRIPED WITH CREAM. > > >PERHAPS YOU CAN MENTION THIS TO ANYONE WHO ORDERS THEM? > > > > > > > Robert and/or Dell, > > > > Do we know if there is any chance that the variegation will be inherited > in > > the seedlings? Does anyone else grow this and know whether any variegated > > seedlings are likely to appear? I know that with some variegated plant > > variegated progeny often appear in seedlings while in others the chances > > are pretty much zero. I have heaps of seedlings of D. grandiflora and > > don't really need more <grin> but would be interested in seed if there is > > any real chance of getting variegation in the seedlings. > > > > Does anyone know what the chances are? > > > > Cheers. > > > > Paul Tyerman > > Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9 > > mailto:ptyerman@ozemail.com.au > > > > Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus, > > Cyrtanthus, Oxalis, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about > > anything else that doesn't move!!!!! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >