Nevermore4 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Has anyone selfed or crossed any Sarrs with a purp "smurf"? Wondering if the mutation holds to the next generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Has it even flowered? I've not got one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore4 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I got two blooms on mine last spring. As others have posted, they are a bit odd by having six petals. I selfed one and then crossed the other with a flava. I also pollinated the flava bloom. I only got 3-4 viable seeds from the selfed. The crossed blooms set decently. The few others in the US that I could find with a "smurf" either didn't get viable seed or they lost the lot to mold during germination. I figured I ask on this forum since it originated at Carniflora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore4 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 well it doesn't look like the mutation carries on to the immediate offspring. Here's a selfed "smurf"..... i only got one to germinate. Here's a Flava x "smurf" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynomates666 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 It is a mutation caused I think by tissue culture, it doesn't seem to be a strong trait as my outdoor grown plants tend to look less smurf like as the pitchers get larger, but in answer to your question I don't know of anyone yet replicating the defect from seed or crosses. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore4 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Do you have any pictures of your outdoor smurf? I guess I spoke to soon.... I have several smaller plants that are "Smurf" x flava... this one is the first to produce adult pitchers and it's quite the smurf. I don't see any flava in it all though... so maybe I messed up the pollination part. The others are still producing juvenile pitchers.... 2 are upright... and 2 are prostrate. So hopefully the will get the funky gene expressed in some form. I will have to keep the blooms this spring on the parent "smurf" and try some other combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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