[pbs] Haemanthus hybrid

Angelo Porcelli ang.por at alice.it
Tue Dec 18 06:20:47 EST 2007


Hi All,

last year I crossed a 'broadleaf' form of Haemanthus albiflos with H. coccineus pollen and got many seeds. They were rather small but germinated easily. Now at a check, most of them have odd reddish stripes under the leaves. I have compared with other pure H.albiflos seedlings and found none of them have marks, so I assume these striped ones are surely hybrids?
Here a photo of them
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/Lilioapulo/appoggio/?action=view&current=DSCF0011.jpg
Here the mother plant, which is rather curious in having unusually wide leaves, now 17cm wide and totaly curled down. Also it flowers in late September, two months before the other albiflos I grow. Another intriguing feature is that this year the plant selfed has produced no seeds.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/Lilioapulo/fiori/?action=view&current=Hamenathus_albiflos_broadleaf.jpg

best wishes
Angelo Porcelli
Apulia - south of Italy


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