Unusual looking Japanese hybrid Hipp photo added to wiki
J.E. Shields (Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:39:43 PST)

Lee,

My guess is that both ladies are right -- I think it might be a cross
between papilio and calyptratum. Maybe an F2?

Jim Shields

At 04:00 PM 4/2/2004 -0800, you wrote:

Lee- Your photo looks a lot like H. papillio with most of the maroon
missing. The early blooming time is also characteristic. Mine are
blooming right now but the rest of the hippeastrum's buds have barely
started to emerge.
These Japanese hybrids are very interesting. Do you think there is any
chance of doing a group order from Japan. I might be willing to
coordinate it.
Patty Colville

From Lee:

I added a photo of a Japanese (Komoriya) hybrid Hippeastrum called
'Yume Mitai' which means 'Looks Like a Dream' in Japanese.
<http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…>

Does anyone have a guess as to which species they may have crossed to
get this?

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10

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