Hi all, Sounds utterly incredible to me! Tulbaghia are in the Alliaceae, and unless you sink Amaryllidaceae into Alliaceae as has been suggested, Narcissus are in a different family. In any case, I suspect that it is completely unprecedented to get a viable hybrid between any Alliaceae and any Amaryllidaceae. Embryo rescue would probably be the least extreme measure needed to get a live plant from such a cross. Has anyone ever heard of a successful cross of any Narcissus with any amaryllid outside that genus? Actually, such a hybrid is not something I would simply take anyone's word for. I would not believe such a cross had succeeded without seeing cytological evidence for chromosomes of both supposed parents in the supposed offspring. Just my 2 cents worth! Jim Shields ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php