[pbs] x 'Boopharyllis' pollen sterility?
Kelly Irvin
kellso at irvincentral.com
Fri Aug 22 11:07:54 EDT 2008
Ken:
I'm awestruck! Very interesting and beautiful. Are you saying that all
the progeny are sterile, or just the one that looks very similar to A.
belladonna in flower structure? I find your last link to be quite
different from the other specimen. Seems strange the forms would be so
different, and I would more expect the last form than the first. I'm
assuming, with such an exposed bulb, this would be a tender hybrid?
Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
10850 Hodge Ln
Gravette, AR 72736
USA
479-787-9958
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b
http://www.irvincentral.com/
Ken wrote:
> I have a question for the experts .... these crosses between
> Boophone disticha (seed parent) and Amaryllis belladonna (pollen parent) seem to be sterile as it appears again this year the ovaries/pods which swell are full of nothing but air. I have had a total of 8 scapes this year and nothing ... yet.
>
> Could the pollen off this hybrid be fertile?
>
> I've been brushing its pollen on hybrid A.belladonnas (with Brunsvigia heritage) and it appears seed is developing. I also did this last year and a lot of seed developed which seemed a bit larger than normal A.belladonna seed, but germinated well and otherwise look like normal A.belladonna seedlings.
>
> Here are a couple links to shots of this x'Boopharyllis' ...
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2718943764/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2713270134/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2742635323/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2755219211/
>
> Ken
> San Diego
> zone 10
>
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