How did Mendel discover dominant and recessive traits?

- Mendel reasoned that only the purple flower factor was affecting flower color in the F1 hybrids​ - Mendel called the purple flower color a dominant trait and the white flower color a recessive trait​ - The factor for white flowers was not diluted or destroyed because it reappeared in the F2 generation​ (RECESSIVE) - Mendel observed the same pattern of inheritance in six other pea plant characters (like the character short vs. tall) [IDK IF U NEED TO KNOW EVERY SINGLE ONE]