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 >