Alstroemeria x bomarea

KenandBea kenandbea@shaw.ca
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:08:00 PDT
I don't know if this helps at all but in my research I found out that 
Bomarea and Alstromeria DNA is indeed different. That is to say Bomarea has 
x=9 whereas Alstromeria has x=8. The reseach I read said that 3 of the 4 
subgenus of Bomarea all had x=9 so it was expected  the 4th to also be the 
same.


Nan I am curious where you got your plant from. Would you mind telling me 
offline as I always want to grow another one:)
Bea


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Harvey" <zigur@hotmail.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Alstroemeria x bomarea


>
> I do not believe the chromosome count is an absolute barrier as you 
> suggest. After all, horses and donkeys are different (32 and 31 pairs, 
> respectively).
>
> T> From: rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Date: Sun, 
> 26 Oct 2008 13:45:24 -0700> Subject: Re: [pbs] Alstroemeria x bomarea> > 
> The chromosome count in Bomarea and Alstroemeria would make them > 
> incompatible as far as crossing them is concerned, and the chromosomes 
> have > other differences, those of Alstroemeria being much larger with 
> more DNA > than Bomarea. Therefore .... it isn't a hybrid. My guess is 
> that it is B. > hirtella, the most adaptable of the Bomareas found in 
> commerce, especially > from the coral color of the outer tepals, and that 
> it was in bloom in (I > presume) a small container. All the other Bomareas 
> I grow need a large pot > to bloom at all (2gal minimum, 5gal better). 
> They probably tacked on > 'alstroemeria' to the name because most people 
> know what an Alstromeria > looks like, but wouldn't recognize the name 
> 'Bomarea'.> > Diana> Telos Rare Bulbs> http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/> -----  
> Original Message ----- > From: "N Sterman" <TalkingPoints@Pl
> antSoup.Com>> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Sent: 
> Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:36 PM> Subject: [pbs] Alstroemeria x bomarea> > 
>  > >I recently purchased a plant labeled Alstroemeria x Bomarea (or maybe> 
>  > Bomarea x Alstroemeria) from a nursery in Eugene. Its foliage looks> > 
> very Alstreomeria like but a bit more blue-green than green. Flowers> > 
> were just opening when I got it and were tubular coral -> > unfortunately, 
> they disappeared in the week-long journey it took for> > the plant to make 
> it from Portland to So California via UPS (I didn't> > have a choice but 
> to have someone else ship it and the folks who> > packed it did a lousy 
> job).> >> > I don't find mention of this intergeneric hybrid in the PBS 
> wiki or in> > the archives - does anyone recall seeing a discussion about 
> it? Or> > know anything about it? I'm wondering about where to plant it 
> and> > what to expect it to do once it is in the ground....> >> > Thanks!> 
>  >> > Nan> >> > ____________________
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