hybridizing yellows

[Diane Whitehead]

In 2013 Anne Wright sent me 41 seeds of a cross she had just made of Spindlestone Surprise
and Primrose Warburg.  She wrote that there was a good chance I would get some yellows.

From those seeds I have 12 plants which have two kinds of leaves - eight have the usual blue-green
colour, and have turned-under edges.  One of these has just bloomed -  not at all yellow.  Is there any chance
for yellows if I self it?

Four of the plants have yellow-green leaves, the base of them being quite yellowish.  They are
not going to bloom yet.  Do they have a better chance of having yellow flowers than the ones
with blue-green leaves?

[Mariette]

Many varieties with yelloy ovary and / or yellow marks have yellow tinted leaves. You may look forward to see "yellow" snowdrops from these seedlings, which will provide better material to work on with.

[Alan_b]

I agree with Mariette.  if you look in wild/naturalised snowdrop populations where there are a few yellows mixed in amongst the greens, then their leaves often have a more yellowish colour. 

[Diane Whitehead]

Sounds good!  I will look forward to next winter's flowers.

[annew]

I hope you do get some yellows 

[Rick Goodenough]

Good luck Diane, may your future be full of yellow drops! Rick

[Diane Whitehead]

Another year, another flower from Anne's Spindlestone Surprise X Primrose Warburg seeds.

And this one has a yellow ovary.  I was so excited, I brought the pot inside to a warm room
and put it under a plant light a week ago to encourage the flower to open sooner.  Nothing happened. 
Well, something did, but not what I was hoping for.  It seems that snowdrops really don't like
that much warmth.  The petals were destroyed.

Next year I will not be so impatient.
 

[mallthorn]

I agree with Mariette.  if you look in wild/naturalised snowdrop populations where there are a few yellows mixed in amongst the greens, then their leaves often have a more yellowish colour.

Does this mean that two of these may be promising.?

[annew]

Another year, another flower from Anne's Spindlestone Surprise X Primrose Warburg seeds.

And this one has a yellow ovary.  I was so excited, I brought the pot inside to a warm room
and put it under a plant light a week ago to encourage the flower to open sooner.  Nothing happened. 
Well, something did, but not what I was hoping for.  It seems that snowdrops really don't like
that much warmth.  The petals were destroyed.

Next year I will not be so impatient.

Oh, Diane, how frustrating! I hope your patience is rewarded.

[annew]

Does this mean that two of these may be promising.?

We can hope - they might just be drawn