[College of ACES] [University of Illinois] [Illinois CES]

crossbreeding of bouganvilla

albcstx@islands.vi
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 06:58:00 -0600 (CST)


Could someone please explain in simple terms the phenomenon of a different colored branch(red) growing on an orange bouganvilla? There is a name for it, a spord? i tried to explain that it was a genetic throwback from crossing two colors?????
please help!
thanks.
Sherry Teitelman
Antillitter and beautification
St Croix, USVI
albcstx@islands.vi