Hybridizers: And so it begins..., 4 by pmmGarak

pmmGarak wrote:
Another minor excurse - I think I\'ve noticed another effect of the LED-Lighting on my Digitalis canariensis: Pic one shows the color of one specimen flowering in summer under natural light - but now one started flowering under LED-Lights in the hibernation chamber, and it looks totally different (pic2) - it\'s not the same plant, but I\'ve never heard of a purple D.Canariensis with no Purpurea crossed in and the palnt is from the original seeds, not from my own collected ones. I think there is a purple tinge on the summer form as well, so it could be that the carotinoid for the usual orange doesn\'t develop under the LEDs - so that\'s one thing we all should keep in mind when judging on winter grown specimen...

Pic 3 and especially 4 show that both of the Lutea/Purpurea hybrids have had more problems with winter and maybe with our extremely dry spring this year than their parents - still hoping for them to flower this year.