Hmmm. Looks interesting, but then I am a Utena fan. If Ann wants to work on rose varieties, she should talk to the
Jason. Roses were one of his first sources of income before he left Earth. He might be persuaded to let her use one of his toys, in exchange for samples of
whatever varieties she creates with it. It came about when he was trying to create a rose that changed color. While his Chameleon rose never came about, what
he DID get was something far more interesting - an example of Lamarckian inheritance, and a very useful tool: the Blank Canvas Rose. Initially white, if you
put a piece of paper printed with vegetable dye against a petal, it will take up the color/pattern. You can shade both sides (two pieces of paper), and more
than one petal. Left alone, the pattern will spread over the first rose, then over the rest of the bush. Do several roses - one red, one blue - and the
resultant bush will produce roses in both colors. After being changed, the resultant rose's DNA is now fixed, and any offspring/vegetative clones will act
as if the rose were always like that. Extremely useful, especially if you want to create something out of the ordinary. This resulted in one of the most
unusual set of rosebushes that the Jason has created to date - a labor of love for him, and one that gets him talked about in the Ukraine. He actually set out
and created four different varieties of Pysanky Roses - a black variety, a blue, a red, and a multi-colored. For those who haven't had a chance to see
pysanky eggs before, check out this link: Pysanky Eggs. *grin* He'd be
interested in seeing what she'd do with the Blank Canvas Rose. He's had things that he's tried before, but someone else's mindset....she'd
probably think of patterns/roses he'd never have considered.
Jason. Roses were one of his first sources of income before he left Earth. He might be persuaded to let her use one of his toys, in exchange for samples of
whatever varieties she creates with it. It came about when he was trying to create a rose that changed color. While his Chameleon rose never came about, what
he DID get was something far more interesting - an example of Lamarckian inheritance, and a very useful tool: the Blank Canvas Rose. Initially white, if you
put a piece of paper printed with vegetable dye against a petal, it will take up the color/pattern. You can shade both sides (two pieces of paper), and more
than one petal. Left alone, the pattern will spread over the first rose, then over the rest of the bush. Do several roses - one red, one blue - and the
resultant bush will produce roses in both colors. After being changed, the resultant rose's DNA is now fixed, and any offspring/vegetative clones will act
as if the rose were always like that. Extremely useful, especially if you want to create something out of the ordinary. This resulted in one of the most
unusual set of rosebushes that the Jason has created to date - a labor of love for him, and one that gets him talked about in the Ukraine. He actually set out
and created four different varieties of Pysanky Roses - a black variety, a blue, a red, and a multi-colored. For those who haven't had a chance to see
pysanky eggs before, check out this link: Pysanky Eggs. *grin* He'd be
interested in seeing what she'd do with the Blank Canvas Rose. He's had things that he's tried before, but someone else's mindset....she'd
probably think of patterns/roses he'd never have considered.