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EvonneStoryteller Joined: 7/02/2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 769	Posted: May/08/2008 10:45 AM PST I purchased some really beautiful African Daisies from my local nursery. The flowers are purple and white on the top side, and blue and purple on the bottom side. I was hoping to get some seeds but I see that they don't come true to seed according to the literature. I wonder what you get??? Single headed sunflowers seem to produce seed that grows a large, ten-headed plant with smaller flowers the next year. My red and white pinwheel petunias seem to overseed a white flower with pinkish tones. I am planting hollyhock this year. I am deciding what colors or varieties to plant where. I may plant the creme de casis with the black current whirl and have the multicolors in the back. I have double and single varieties. Does anyone know what tends to be dominant over the years for hollyhock? Quote \| Reply \| Report

karslinky Joined: 8/28/2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1197	Posted: May/08/2008 5:21 PM PST This is only my second year with hollyhock, so I can't help but would also like to know - hopefully someone will stop by soon... Quote \| Reply \| Report

EvonneStoryteller Joined: 7/02/2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 769	Posted: May/09/2008 7:14 AM PST I don't know which hollyhock you planted, but I do know the heirloom varieties can be more stable with colors over the years. They just grew around the outhouse, seeded, grew more. So whatever they are is what you get. Apparently there are places you can get these seeds too. According to Michigan Bulb Co., the single variety they sell is hard to find to find today. I am unable to find any information about what some of the dominant traits tend to be. Are double or single flowers the trait that will take over? I wonder... In the NY Times article, the author says to pull up the dominant color of blossoming plants if one color appears to be taking over. I suppose you could always plant your own seeds each year to add to the mix and keep that trait in the gene pool. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0 7E2D8133FF930A3575AC0A96E958260 NY Times answers at least part of a similar question. http://michiganbulb.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_38497 Old fashioned hollyhock seed. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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