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Hybridizing Sterile Hibiscus: Lab-Only Possibility

Crossing a seedless (sterile) purple hibiscus with a seeding blue one requires genetic engineering—pollen from one, ovule from the other won’t work if one doesn’t produce gametes.

Natural Hybridization

Requires both parents to produce viable pollen and ovules. Sterile plants can only be hybridized via tissue culture/GMO techniques.

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