LionelB on Nostr: Ahah. So our Moroccan broom is grafted onto laburnum. That combination is interesting ...
Ahah. So our Moroccan broom is grafted onto laburnum.
That combination is interesting because Laburnum and Cytisus are not only compatible for grafting, they also sometimes combine into a chimera.
Whereas a hybrid shows characteristics from both parents, with the plant chimera it is like a Frankenstein monster, with one side of a stem laburnum and the other side broom. Messy and weird.
#gardening #Grafting
That combination is interesting because Laburnum and Cytisus are not only compatible for grafting, they also sometimes combine into a chimera.
Whereas a hybrid shows characteristics from both parents, with the plant chimera it is like a Frankenstein monster, with one side of a stem laburnum and the other side broom. Messy and weird.
#gardening #Grafting