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Proceedings of the International Plant Propagator's Society

Vol. 41

Title:
Polyanthus, Primula × polyantha, Breeding

Author:
R.N. McMillan

pp: 120-123

Abstract:
My interest in polyanthus goes back to the heyday of the original Pacific Strain produced by the California firm of Vetterle & Reinelt (V & R). My brother and I grew these in the open ground and sold them wrapped. They were huge and took with them vast amounts of soil Our observation was that customers liked to select more than one colour and plants with unusual markings. As the viability of the seed we bought in was low on arrival and the cost high, we decided to separate a few of the more unusual selections and to start producing these ourselves.

After about five years our efforts were helped by the gift of a few packets of V & R seed from an old friend Alex Purdie of New Plymouth. Alex knew what we were trying to achieve and though it better that we had the "special seed to play around with".

Germination was patchy but we got a number of very unusual and, in some cases, strange plants. The best of these we selfed and repeated a second year. We matched colours and grouped them as V & R

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