five-spurred

Updated: May 14, 2025

They flowered profusely and produced in 1889 only one, and in 1890 only two peloric structures. I saved the seeds in 1889 and had in 1890-1891 the third generation. These plants likewise flowered only in the second year, and gave among some thousands of symmetrical blossoms, only one five-spurred flower.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation

We might readily imagine that any other of the five parts of the corolla could be repeated five-fold, in which case there would be no spur, and no orange hue on the upper corolla-ring. Such forms really occur, though they seem to be more rare than the five-spurred pelories. Very little is known about their frequency and hereditary qualities.

Hugo de Vries - Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation