| Patterning is by chance. So, out of a million fry, some will have the patterning a person likes. Many Ochiba fry, however, develop with smears of weak color, like the original Hariwake. It is the contrast of intense pigments that creates the strong impression, and that is not very common.
I have no idea if the Ogata Ochiba you posted were from Ochiba x Ochiba, or Soragoi x Chagoi, or some other permutation.... But, blue-gray Soragoi are apparently pretty rare. DickB observed a couple of weeks ago that the best way to find a good Soragoi is to find a good Ochiba whose "leaves" fade away. LOL |