[pbs] Cyrtanthus elatus x montanus
Max Withers
maxwithers at gmail.com
Mon Nov 10 16:00:53 EST 2008
Way back on 12/17/2004, Jim Shields wrote:
> The bulbs I have of Cyrtanthus [montanus X elatus] have almost always
> been
> infertile too. I got luck one single time, pollinating one bulb's
> flowers
> onto the flowers of another of the bulbs that was in bloom at the same
> time
> and the reverse. One of the two plants set two pods, and I got maybe 6
> seeds. The last time I checked, the pot of those seedlings had 4 nice
> bulbs in it, ca. 1 inch in diameter. I'm very curious to see what their
> eventual flowers will look like, and to see if these F2 plants are more
> fertile than their parents. In a few more years.....
I got excellent seed production this year from some C. elatus x montanus
purchased from Telos, and I'm wondering what these F2 plants will look
like. Jim, Anyone?
While we're on the topic, I suppose I should hold off on sowing these
until March/April?
Best,
Max Withers
Oakland
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