Flowers opened on two new plants on the balcony recently:
Passiflora '
Betty Myles Young' (
P. caerulea '
Clear Sky' x
P. loefgrenii)
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Passiflora 'Betty Myles Young' |
P. 'Betty Myles Young' was created by using the tetraploid 'Clear Sky' as the female parent and
P. loefgrenii as the male parent, while
Passiflora (
loefgrenii x caerulea) was made using non-tetraploid (as far as I know)
P. cearulea as the pollen parent and
P. loefgrennii as the female parent at the Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park.
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Passiflora (loefgrenii x caerulea) |
The main differences I've noticed between the two plants are
- 'Betty Myles Young' has larger leaves and flowers more vigorous vine in general
- Flowers of loefgrenii x caerulea are slightly smaller, but darker and more evenly colored so far.
These differences are probably due to the increased chromosome count inherited from 'Clear Sky'.
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