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I remade Phrag. Barbara LeAnn (besseae x fischeri) using our tetraploid Phrag. besseae 'Rob's Choice' AM/AOS. The result are triploids (as the fischeri parent is a diploid). Below are pictures so you can compare the diploid (made with a 2N besseae) versus the triploid. Keep in mind that the triploid was a first bloom seedling on a small plant, so probably next year the flowers will be bigger, but you can clearly see a difference in color between the two. The triploids tend to be much darker in color (almost a lipstick red), and rounder in shape.
The diploid form:
The triplioid form:
diploid versus triploid:
Robert
The diploid form:
![BarbaraLeAnn.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/542/54207310358ba5adb9d8a1a4e9a0510b.jpg)
The triplioid form:
![3nBarbaraLeAnn.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1d3/1d39e1c9e9ab8fdc28fbf0ecc6c77b69.jpg)
diploid versus triploid:
![2nBarbaraLeAnn.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c52/c521e8a13779f032d532cd5847a79656.jpg)
Robert