Brassica napus  :

FloB#1-S1: Autogamous offspring of the individual “FloB#1”:

The individual named: FloB#1 (shown in photo) was isolated from grex 'Homesteader's Kaleidoscopic Perennial' by Joran's Seeds and Research.

It is a headless shrubby cabbage, presenting a perennial life cycle and white flowering. The plant is perfectly self-fertile and produces large seeds, thus placing it in the species Brassica napus.  

But its genetics are more complex: we know that Chris Homanics, to develop his grex in the early 2000s, hybridized a large number of headless cabbages (belonging to the species B. oleracea and B. napus var. pabularia) biennials with perfect sexual fertility with perennial forms of cabbages (B. oleracea var. ramosa ) having very low sexual reproduction capacities, due to very rare flowering.  

Then, over several generations in open pollination, he selected the hybrids with the following criteria: their durability, their sexual fertility, and their general resistance.

In my opinion, the individual “FloB#1” would come from the crossing of an ornamental cabbage (B.napus) x Brassica oleracea var. ramosa. And its autogamy was able to preserve its white flowering through generations of open pollination.

This individual was identified and preserved for its ability to simultaneously possess several interesting characteristics for varietal development:  

Among the cabbages sensu lato few have a white flowering. This color has the advantage of being a recessive character compared to the yellow flowering, this characteristic is therefore a valuable tool in varietal development. Functioning as a hybridization marker.  

Among the Brassica napus, having a perennial life cycle is a rarity. This characteristic makes it possible to preserve and propagate the individual indefinitely thanks to simple cloning by cuttings.  

This tetraploid species (B.napus) resulting from the crossing of B. oleracea and B. rapa is a genetic bridge frequently used for its interfertility with a large number other species of   Brassica (and even Brassicaceae). And has the advantage, unlike its ancestors B. oleracea   and B. rapa of being self-compatible, which constitutes a very valuable third tool, greatly facilitating stabilization of certain traits, particularly recessive.  

Plants can live 7 to 10 years and are easily regenerated by cuttings.

They are very easy to grow. Very resistant to drought, pests and diseases.

The seeds offered come from the self-fertilization of the individual named: FloB#1 (for White Flowering). These are therefore FloB#1-S1 seeds. (S1=Self 1).