http://rosebayblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/canobie-sunset-is-triploid.html

H: Monday, January 17, 2011

'Canobie Sunset' is a Triploid

Rhododendron 'Canobie Sunset', which is Sally and John Perkins introduction documented as 'Fedora' open pollinated, has been determined to be a triploid using flow cytometry by

Dr. João Loureiro, Dr. Silvia Castro, José Cerca, and Mariana Castro
Plant Ecology and Evolution Group,
Centre for Functional Ecology,
Department of Life Sciences,
Faculty of Science and Technology,
University of Coimbra, Portugal.

'Canobie Sunset' is an evergreen azalea.

Summary of Ploidy Levels

Triploid 'Canobie Sunset'

Source: John and Sally Perkins

John and Sally Perkins
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