[pbs] Unusual looking Japanese hybrid Hipp photo added to
wiki
J.E. Shields
jshields104 at insightbb.com
Fri Apr 2 19:39:43 EST 2004
Lee,
My guess is that both ladies are right -- I think it might be a cross
between papilio and calyptratum. Maybe an F2?
Jim Shields
At 04:00 PM 4/2/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>Lee- Your photo looks a lot like H. papillio with most of the maroon
>missing. The early blooming time is also characteristic. Mine are
>blooming right now but the rest of the hippeastrum's buds have barely
>started to emerge.
>These Japanese hybrids are very interesting. Do you think there is any
>chance of doing a group order from Japan. I might be willing to
>coordinate it.
>Patty Colville
>
> >From Lee:
>I added a photo of a Japanese (Komoriya) hybrid Hippeastrum called
>'Yume Mitai' which means 'Looks Like a Dream' in Japanese.
><http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/index.php/HippeastrumHybrids>
>
>Does anyone have a guess as to which species they may have crossed to
>get this?
>
>--Lee Poulsen
>Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10
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