So is it worth a shot to apply Sprekelia pollen onto Rhodophiala? Hmmmm.... intriguing. I was hoping to replicate some crosses that have already been done. I'm really disappointed Google isn't finding me any photos. Dennis in Cincinnati On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Lee Poulsen <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> wrote: > > On Aug 24, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote: > > > > Google tells me Rhodophiala has not been hybridized with Hippeastrum, but > > it has been crossed with Habranthus. Does anyone know of photos of this > > cross? > > > > Dennis in Cincinnati > > _______________________________________________ > > > Dave Lehmiller produced all kinds of intergeneric crosses between > Habranthus, Zephyranthes, Sprekelia, Hippeastrum, and Rhodophiala, > including several very striking tri-generic crosses. He has retired from > growing Crinum and these other species and sold or turned over almost all > of his stock to people like Herb Kelly. I saw some of this stock sold at > very high prices (in the hundreds of dollars per bulb) right before the IBS > went out of business. > > --Lee Poulsen > Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a > Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/