[pbs] Tulbaghia x Narcissus
J.E. Shields
jshields104 at insightbb.com
Wed Jul 23 19:44:58 EDT 2003
Hi all,
Sounds utterly incredible to me! Tulbaghia are in the Alliaceae, and unless you sink Amaryllidaceae into Alliaceae as has been suggested, Narcissus are in a different family. In any case, I suspect that it is completely unprecedented to get a viable hybrid between any Alliaceae and any Amaryllidaceae. Embryo rescue would probably be the least extreme measure needed to get a live plant from such a cross. Has anyone ever heard of a successful cross of any Narcissus with any amaryllid outside that genus?
Actually, such a hybrid is not something I would simply take anyone's word for. I would not believe such a cross had succeeded without seeing cytological evidence for chromosomes of both supposed parents in the supposed offspring.
Just my 2 cents worth!
Jim Shields
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