I can’t recall seeing purple or lavender. That might be nice color to put over a deep yellow … hoping for tan and brown shades.
Meanwhile, I’ve been reading up on the different types of striping. Some involve transpons, others do not. There certainly are different styles of stripe. In come case, the dominant color is rarely interrupted by pale sectors, but dark lines are common in the pale zones. ‘Papageno’ is one of these.
and ‘Pinstripe’.
Others are the reverse, but I can’t find the picture I have in mind.
Then there are some oddities that don’t fit either pattern, such as
‘Candy Cane’
There is white/lavender stripes. Might be hard to do white/yellow without any red pigment, but maybe gold/white is possible if pelargonidin is present in the yellow.
Stripes derived from bicolors vs reverse bicolors tend to have different expression.
Frida Kahlo is a good example why phototropic blends should be avoided. They become mostly solid with age. I actually really like this effect, but I have seen enough criticism of that trait.
Tata Centenary, the striped sport of Pigalle, is reportedly dark purple with yellow stripes, streaks and flecks, though the sole photo on HMF and all of them I’ve encountered on Facebook show it as anything BUT “dark purple”. 'Tata Centenary' Rose Photo
Ring of Fire, being a rich and solid orange rose descended from 2 relatively clean yellows strikes me as a good candidate for pairing with a “striping" parent to intermittently knock out whatever “pink overlay” creates the orange, in theory, no? (I.e. create yellow with orange stripes.)
Is it safe to assume (if I can describe it this way) that the orange is a strong yellow that has been stained with a pink overlay?
In theory, crossing with some whites might likewise potentially knock out the pink overlay creating a small percentage of yellow flowered seedlings, if I am understanding some of the mechanisms at play, correct?
RoF is not the healthiest thing for me, but might make for interesting experimentation (assuming I can get my success rate for seedlings back up to where such used to be!)
