Below is a top-side leaf picture of an Heirloom x WWII Memorial seedling. It has a velvety appearance to the leaves, similar to an African Violet, but much shorter. While this cross had a high % of germination (maybe 15 out of 20 seeds) most were born chlorotic, or just very weak, and only three have made it past 6 weeks. None of the other hip-mates display this characteristic.
My question: is this an anomaly, of is there a species which displays this behavior? I don’t have a Sweet Briar for comparison, but is this the way that species “works”? I get no fragrance by rubbing a leaf, but it could just be my insensitive nose.
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